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Laurence of Arabia

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers critically examine the life and contributions of Lawrence of Arabia to the modern Middle East. They view a video on Laurence of Arabia. Students discuss the movie. High schoolers create a propaganda posters or stories...
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The Russian Revolution

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students complete a matching game based on geographic features of Russia and label a map with these features. In this geography and politics lesson, students identify resources and populations in Russia and complete a T-Chart on a video...
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Curated OER

Christmas in the Trenches, 1914

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students investigate the role of Trench Warfare in World War I. In this World War I lesson, students read Christmas in the Trenches, 1914 and then discuss the conditions of war in trenches and how Christmas 1914 interrupted the war....
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Patriotism Reflected in Art and Literature (part A)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners explore pre-World War II Japanese art. In this patriotism lesson, students analyze Eternal Fuji and Red Sun by Yokoyama Taikan. Learners discuss the techniques used to create the painting as well as the symbolism behind it....
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Christmas Truce

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students research the Christmas truce during World War I. In this social studies lesson, students discuss World War I and the Christmas Truce. Students write a response about the truce.
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The Economics of Conflict

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders examine how economics can empower or disempowers people of a nation. In groups, they analyze how commodities for economic power have changed and the trends that might affect future empowerment. They describe Canada's...
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Curated OER

What Arkansans Contributed to the WW I War Effort

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students examine the Arkansas as home front support during World War I. They determine why the troops who were overseas during the War were important to those at home. They look at the war effort and locate the area of Arkansas were...
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Curated OER

Looking at Photographs

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders evaluate photographs as historical documents.  In this social studies lesson, 6th graders analyze photographs as propaganda. 
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Raids and Arrests of Enemy Aliens

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Student read background summary information and debate how much control did the government require to keep the nation safe. They research how World War II restrictions on enemy lines were enforced and how it related to the U.S....
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Wwi Blockades and America

For Students 9th - 10th
Test your knowledge of events leading to the U.S. declaring war on Germany. This is a five question self-correcting quiz.
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Brigham Young University

Byu: Wwi Document Archive: The Black Hand: The Secret Serbian Terrorist Society

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the birth of the Black Hand and the events leading up to the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand.
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Brigham Young University

Byu: Wwi Document Archive: Franz Ferdinand

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biography of Archduke Franz Ferdinand detailing some of the events of his life.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Argumentative Writing/wwi & Wwii Unit

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
In this unit, learners will gain background information on historic wars. Student will compare different media forms about these events, attend to different perspectives, research the unit's essential question, and then write an...
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National Archives (UK)

National Archives: World War I: Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive timeline chronicles events of World War I from 1914 to 1920.
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Brigham Young University

World War I Document Archive: Kaiser Wilhelm Ii's Account of Events

For Students 9th - 10th
An excerpt from the memoirs of Kaiser Wilhelm II from July 1914 in which Wilhelm discusses the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and other various situations around the world which lead up to World War I.
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Social Studies Help Center

Social Studies Help: Why Did the United States Enter World War One?

For Students 9th - 10th
A set of lecture notes on the events leading to WWI and their impact on the United States. Although this site covers WWI, its main focus is the war in relation to America, and why they joined the war.
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Thinkport Education

Thinkport: Causes of World War I

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this activity, students analyze and explain the interrelationships between events in World War I.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Road to Pearl Harbor: The United States and East Asia 1915 1941

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A four-lesson unit on the events that led up to the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor during World War II. Lesson topics include the growth of hostility between the United States and Japan after WWI, the Sino-Japanese conflict, Japan's...
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War Times Journal

War Times Journal: Great War Series

For Students 9th - 10th
Archives of eye-witness accounts of events during World War I and in-depth articles discussing the War. Includes "The Red Fighter Pilot," a memoir written by 'The Red Baron' Manfred von Richtofen who died in 1918.
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Other

1917: Chronik

For Students 9th - 10th
In German. Chronicle of events in the year 1917.
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Other

1916: Chronik

For Students 9th - 10th
Chronicle of events in the year 1916.
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Veterans Affairs Canada

Veterans Affairs Canada: 85th Anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This series of learning activities is about the history of the Battle of Vimy Ridge and other First World War events. View the construction of the Vimy Memorial and explore Vimy today.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: The German Weimar Republic: Why Did Democracy Fail?

For Students 9th - 10th
Activity for students on the development of the Weimar Republic and why democracy failed in the end. Students read about events leading to the Weimar Republic and debate whether or not it was destined to fail. Links to comprehensive...
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Veterans Affairs Canada

Vimy: Honour the Legacy

For Students 9th - 10th
This site commemorates the 95th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge and the events that were held in its honour, including the restoration of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial in France in April 2007. Read about the history of Vimy...

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