Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Woodrow Wilson and American Entry Into Ww I

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan explores the ways President Woodrow Wilson tried to keep America out of war as World War I raged in Europe. Examine documents, speeches, and other primary sources to follow America's path from neutrality to war.
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Digital History

Digital History: Neutrality and the Lusitania [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
American neutrality in World War I was sorely tested with the attack and sinking of the passenger ship, Luisitania. Read information about the attack and find conflicting reactions by Franklin Roosevelt and William Jennings Bryan about...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Newspaper Pictorials: The Lusitania Disaster

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the sinking of the Luisitania in 1915 and find out about how it affected the American desire to enter World War I.
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Oregon Secretary of State

Oregon at War: Before the War America's Strained Neutrality

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the attempts of the United States to remain neutral during World War I raging in Europe. Find out what finally made U.S. entrance into the war inevitable.