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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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PBS

Pbs Teachers: The Great War (World War I Lesson Plans)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Eight lesson plans for exploring aspects of World War I, also known as the Great War, with instructions for introducing middle-school learners to the causes of the conflict; to the great symbol of the war's stalemate--the trenches; to...
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First World War

First World War: Weapons of War

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of a larger site on WWI, Weapons of War gives a detailed review of weapon technology. Thorough information is provided on bayonets, flamethrowers, grenades, machine guns, pistols, poison gas, rifles, tanks, and trench mortars.
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Veterans Affairs Canada

Veterans Affairs Canada Dept.: The War of Attrition

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the pattern of warfare that developed in WWI-- the War of Attrition. Discusses how this affected the outcome of the war.
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World War 1

Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: The Second Battle of Ypres, April 1915

For Students 9th - 10th
Freshly trained Canadian troops arrived at a quiet front on April 17, 1915. Five days later the Germans attacked with 5700 cylinders of chlorine gas and heavy artillery bombardment.
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National Archives (UK)

National Archive: The Great War: 1914 1918

For Students 9th - 10th
Students can examine original sources and how these have been used to support different viewpoints and perspectives on the Great War.
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Curated OER

Recreation of a Trench Dug Out Entrance, Taken From the Series 'The Trench'

For Students 9th - 10th
Scroll around this virtual panorama for a view of a trench as seen from the entrance of a shelter dug into the side of the trench, known as a dugout.
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Curated OER

Image of the Vrml Render of a World War One Trench

For Students 9th - 10th
Launch an interactive tour that lets you move about a virtual trench system in three dimensions. [Requires a VRML plug-in compatible with your browser.]
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Curated OER

World War One Trench Virtual Reality Tour

For Students 9th - 10th
Launch an interactive tour that lets you move about a virtual trench system in three dimensions. [Requires a VRML plug-in compatible with your browser.]
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Curated OER

World War One Trench Virtual Reality Tour

For Students 9th - 10th
Launch an interactive tour that lets you move about a virtual trench system in three dimensions. [Requires a VRML plug-in compatible with your browser.]
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Curated OER

Still From a Recreation of Front Line Trench, Taken From the Series 'The Trench'

For Students 9th - 10th
This panoramic virtual tour gives the viewer a sense of what "fighting in the trenches," during World War One, really meant.
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Digital History

Digital History: America at War: The Guns of August

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the course of World War I on both the eastern and western fronts. See how the upheaval in the world brought about attempts at revolution in several countries.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: 20th Century and Modern Poetry: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is an introduction to 20th Century and Modern Poetry. It focuses on disillusionment in British attitudes, World War I's influence on the literature, changing role of women in British society, and major writers of the time and their...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: America in the First World War

For Students 5th - 8th
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.
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Tom Richey

Tom Richey: World War I and Modernism

For Students 9th - 10th
With the development of lethal technologies which led to incrementally more loss of life during WWI, Europeans altered their views of war. Examine the impact modern technologies had on this war with supplemental videos, lessons and...
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Americans and the Great War 1914 1919: From War to Peace

For Students 11th - 12th
Examines how the United States contributed during the final stages of World War I, what Woodrow Wilson believed the world should look like after the war, and why the United States did not sign the Treaty of Versailles or join the League...
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Ducksters

Ducksters: World War I for Kids: Glossary and Terms

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the Glossary and Terms of World War I. Definintions and words you need to know such as trench warfare, armistice, central powers, allies, reparations, and u-boat.
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Veterans Affairs Canada

Veteran Affairs Canada: Ypres 1915

For Students 9th - 10th
In April 1915, Canadian troops were moved to the French city of Ypres where they were victims to a new weapon of gas attacks. This site outlines the Canadian experience at Ypres.
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First World War

First World war.com

For Students 9th - 10th
Site does a good job of giving an overview of most of the key aspects of World War I: the causes of the war, a timeline, weapons of war, etc. As a special feature you can listen to vintage audio of speeches and music of the WWI era.
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US National Archives

Nara: Military Resources World War I

For Students 9th - 10th
A compilation of resources on World War I from the National Archives and Records Administration, including links to external sites.
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Curated OER

Trenches on the Web: U Boats in Wwi

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Trenches on the Web contains pictures and charts as well as general information on Germany's use of submarine warfare. It focuses on the second phase of submarine usage, i.e. to disrupt trade lines and enforce embargos.
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Curated OER

Trenches on the Web: U Boats in Wwi

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Trenches on the Web contains pictures and charts as well as general information on Germany's use of submarine warfare. It focuses on the second phase of submarine usage, i.e. to disrupt trade lines and enforce embargos.

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