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PBS

Pbs: The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS provides a detailed look at World War I and its affect on the world at large. Content includes comprehensive interviews with expert historians, an interactive timeline, an interactive gallery complete with detailed maps, and...
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Other

Wanadoo: La Grande Guerre en Lorraine

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is from Wanadoo. The Great War's Western Front (WWI) took place for a great part in Lorraine.
Handout
World War 1

Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: Aug. Sept.1914 War Erupts in the West

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline and discussion of the beginning of conflict on the western front, concluding with the First Battle of the Marne.
Website
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.
Handout
World War 1

Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: Doughboy Center: Forgotten Victory: Part I

For Students 9th - 10th
An in-depth site on the battle for Blanc Mont Ridge. It contains great pictures and a detailed description of the events that occurred during the battle.
Handout
World War 1

Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: Doughboy Center: Forgotten Victory: Part Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a sequel to Part I. It also contains excellent information about the end of the battle for Blanc Mont Rouge and where the Marines directed their attention from there.
Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Pershing Launches Attack

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read about the American Expeditionary Force, led by General John J. Pershing, and its successful campaigns after the U.S entrance into World War I.
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Curated OER

Image From the German Front Experience

For Students 9th - 10th
In-depth look at World War I. Includes summaries of the war years; sound clips of eye-witness accounts; virtual tours of trenches on the Western Front; maps; articles and overviews; and similar resources.
Website
Other

Wanadoo: La Grande Guerre en Lorraine

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is from Wanadoo. The Great War's Western Front (WWI) took place for a great part in Lorraine.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: World War I for Kids: Battle of the Somme

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the Battle of the Somme from World War I. The French and the British attacked the Germans on the western front in one of the largest battles during WW1 resulting in over one million casualties.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: World War I for Kids: Christmas Truce

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the Christmas Truce of World War I when soldiers from both sides of the western front peacefully met in No Man's Land between the trenches and celebrated Christmas during the war.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: World War I for Kids: Trench Warfare

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the trench warfare of World War I. A way of fighting along the western front where long defensive trenches were dug for hundreds of miles as protection for the soldiers.
Website
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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World War 1

Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: The Trenches at Messines 1916 17

For Students 9th - 10th
Shows British maps of trench warfare and gives a brief explanation.
Online Course
University of Oxford (UK)

U. Oxford: Virtual Seminars for Teaching Literature

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Seminars, lesson plans, publications, pictures, and poetry make this a very useful resource for language arts or social studies lessons involving World War I and its poetry.
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First World War

First World war.com: Battle of the Somme

For Students 6th - 8th
Read through a detailed summary of a famous Canadian-led World War I battle, the Battle of the Somme. The site contains a wealth of primary source resources including a progress map, links to biographies of important figures in the...
Unit Plan
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.
Interactive
BBC

Bbc: History: British History Timeline: World War I

For Students 9th - 10th
Enter "1914" in the Search box of this year-by-year timeline of British history to trace the progress of World War I, and see other significant events that happened during the war years. Archived.
Website
BBC

Bbc: History Trail: Wars and Conflict: Walking the Somme Battlefield

For Students 9th - 10th
A walking tour guide to the famous battle site, the guide provides information on the various places where British Army troops fought and died plus gives extensive quotes from soldiers who were present at the battle. There is a nice...
Article
World War 1

Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: Tragedy on the Somme: A Second Balaclava

For Students 9th - 10th
For six days, heavy guns poured 1.6 million shells onto the deeply echeloned German trench lines on the Somme. Surely nothing could survive that, or could it? A chilling account of the Battle of the Somme, and its continuing effect on...
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Curated OER

Doughboy Center: The Battle for Belleau Wood

For Students 9th - 10th
Photographs and lengthy description show the role of America in this battle on the Western front to fight.
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Curated OER

Doughboy Center: The Battle for Belleau Wood

For Students 9th - 10th
Photographs and lengthy description show the role of America in this battle on the Western front to fight.
Graphic
Curated OER

Image From the Origins of World War One

For Students 9th - 10th
In-depth look at World War I. Includes summaries of the war years; sound clips of eye-witness accounts; virtual tours of trenches on the Western Front; maps; articles and overviews; and similar resources.
Graphic
Curated OER

Image From a New Enemy

For Students 9th - 10th
In-depth look at World War I. Includes summaries of the war years; sound clips of eye-witness accounts; virtual tours of trenches on the Western Front; maps; articles and overviews; and similar resources.