National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Woodrow Wilson and Foreign Policy
A thorough review of Woodrow Wilson's foreign policies in these four lessons offered by EDSITEment. Learn the origins of "Wilsonianism," Wilson's views on relations with countries in Latin America, Wilson's decision to enter World War I,...
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Digital History
Digital History: Isolationists, Internationalists and Lend Lease [Pdf]
Read about the German incursion into France and the Low Countries and the bombing of Great Britain which caused much discussion in the United States. Should the US stay out of affairs in Europe, or intervene to help their long-time ally,...
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Ap Us History: Unit 6: Becoming a Modern Nation
This extensive learning module examines the role of large-scale industrialization, urbanization, and mass migrations in creating new demands on government and social organizations to design reforms, and looks at the global and domestic...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Classroom: Treaty Making Authority
Check out this interactive timeline on treating-making authority in the United States.
Colby College
Colby College: Building Up German Hegemony in Cent. Europe
Essay desribing Hitler's building up of the German army and how he violated the Treaty of Versailles from 1933 to 1938.
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Freedom: A History of Us: The Peacemaker
Explore how President Wilson, in his Fourteen Points, urged peace without revenge European self-determination, and the establishment of a peace-keeping League of Nations politicians both abroad and at home rejected his plans.
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: Remaking the Frontier of Denmark, 1919
A map showing the re-making of the frontier of Denmark after the Treaty of Versailles in 1919.
PBS
Pbs: The Great War: Interactive Timeline
This site has an interactive timeline of World War I. Choose a year to see important events listed chronologically. You can click on battles and names of famous people to read accompanying thoughts of historians.
Other
Deutsches Historisches: 1918 33 Der Versailler Vertrag
This site from the Deutsches Historisches Museumprovides details of the Versailles Treaty that formally ended World War I, and German reaction to th treaty's harsh terms, is presented by LeMO: Lebendiges virtuelles Museum Online (Living...
Raleigh Charter High School
Mrs. Newmark's Page: World War One
This quiz will test your knowledge on WWI primarily information about President Wilson's actions during the war.
Library of Congress
Loc: A Guide to World War I Materials
A web guide of links to World War I resources throughout the Library of Congress web site and beyond.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: World War I
Analyze how the conclusion of WWI led to an unstable peace which resulted in WWII. included on this site are short films, photographs, artifacts, and an extensive bibliography for further research.
Other
Greenville History Site: Germany 1919 33 Revision
An outline sheet that covers the history of the Weimar Republic in Germany from 1919 to 1933. The problems facing the republic are discussed along with reasons why the Weimar Republic eventually failed and was replaced by Hitler's...
Other
Castle Hill Publishers: Luftwaffe Lessons Learned and Applied
This website provides information on the development and implementation of the war tactics of the Luftwaffe. Major events prior to and during WWII in which the Luftwaffe played a role are documented. (From: The Journal of Historical...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Text Sets: World War I
World War I, or the Great War, embroiled the globe in bloody fighting from 1914 to 1918. Learn about the complex alliances that led dozens of countries to go to war, how the war was won, and what life was like for soldiers and civilians....
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Great War & Jazz Age (1914 1928)
This Library of Congress time-line series surveys World War I and the Jazz Age. When World War I broke out in Europe, many changes were going on in the United States. Women were voting for the first time and African-American culture was...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Passport to the Great Wars
In this unit plan students will be examining the causes, events, and consequences of the First World War. To launch this project students will create passports that they will use throughout this unit and in the World War II unit. The...
Ohio State University
Opper Project: Using Editorial Cartoons to Teach History (Lesson Plans)
Two dozen lessons that focus on using political cartoons as primary source resources for teaching American history. Lessons cover a range of topics in U.S. history from the Civil War era forward and are linked to Ohio content standards.
Ohio State University
Opper Project: Using Editorial Cartoons to Teach History (Lesson Plans)
Two dozen lessons that focus on using political cartoons as primary source resources for teaching American history. Lessons cover a range of topics in U.S. history from the Civil War era forward and are linked to Ohio content standards.
Other
New American Nation: Internationalism and Interwar Isolationism
This essay by two foreign policy scholars gives background to the concept that the United States did not really become isolationist after World War I.
National Archives (UK)
National Archives Learning Curve: The German Occupation of the Rhineland
Partial original copies of documents from various nations of the Allies force responding to the occupation by Germans of Rhineland region.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: America in the First World War
A brief overview of the United States in the World War I era. Read about initial American neutrality, American entrance into the war, and the American homefront.
The History Place
The History Place: Hitler Named Leader of Nazi Party
This site from The History Place provides information about Hitler's leadership when he is named leader of the Nazi party in 1921. This is a good site to check out on the subject.