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First World War

First World war.com: Weapons of War, Poison Gas

For Students 9th - 10th
FirstWorldWar.com offers a section titled "Weapons of War," that includes information on the development and use of poison gas.
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History of American Wars

History of American Wars: World War I Tanks

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a look at the history of tanks in the list of weaponry utilized during World War I.
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History of American Wars

History of American Wars: World War 2 Weapons Part 1

For Students 9th - 10th
Article focuses on weapons used in World War II on land such as small arms, rifles, submachine guns, hand grenades, flame throwers, machine guns, tanks, and the like.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: World War 1

For Students 9th - 10th
Thirty interesting facts about World War 1 include the causes of the Great War, the American Expeditionary Force (AEF), the countries of the Allies and Central Powers, the American troops, WW1 weapons and the different types of warfare...
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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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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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The History Cat

The History Cat: World War One

For Students 9th - 10th
Takes a look at World War I focusing on the causes, the Western Front, America's entry into the war, the Russian Revolution, and the Treaty of Versailles.
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First World War

First World war.com: Weapons of War: Military Tanks

For Students 9th - 10th
A description on the evolution of the tank in World War One is provided in this site. It includes its early uses, the Royal Navy's role in tank development, the production of the tank, and Winston Churchill's sponsorship of the tank.
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Library of Congress

Loc: A Guide to World War I Materials

For Students 9th - 10th
A web guide of links to World War I resources throughout the Library of Congress web site and beyond.
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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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First World War

First World War: Weapons of War: Machine Guns

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the importance of the machine gun as it was used in World War One. Information includes the design and uses of the machine gun as an offensive and defensive weapon. Also includes extended links of specific machine gun models.
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World War 1

Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: Big Guns of the Great War

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Trenches on the Web gives an overview of the different types of artillery used in World War I. Provides several thumbnail images of rail guns, howitzers and other forms of artillery, which can be enlarged by clicking on them.
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World War 1

Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: Armory: Gas Warfare

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed information on the use of chemicals as weapons during WWI. Includes images of soldiers wearing gas masks, an extensive list of chemicals and their effects, and links to further information on the Second Battle of Ypres and to...
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Ibis Communications

Eye Witness to History: Gas Attack, 1916

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides a description of what a poison gas attack was like.
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Curated OER

Bell Ah 1 Cobra

For Students 9th - 10th
World War II weapons:10
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CNN

Cnn: No Evidence Iraq Stockpiled Wm Ds

For Students 9th - 10th
On 1/26/2004, CNN reported that Weapons Inspector David Kay resigned and stated that Iraq had no WMDs during the lead up to the war. This site will give a background on the case for war and the search for WMDs.
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World War 1

Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: Armory: Guns

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a short overview of different types of machine guns, with two charts outlining specifications for heavy machine guns and light machine guns.
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Curated OER

V 1 Rocket

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a description of the two main vengeance weapons used by the Germans during World War 2: The V-1 and V-2 rockets.
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Curated OER

North African Campaign of Wwii: German Military Superiority

For Students 9th - 10th
A site containing information and pictures of the weapons used in North Africa. Discusses one of the main reasons why Germany had the advantage in Northern Africa,the main reason was superior technology.
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Curated OER

North African Campaign of Wwii: German Military Superiority

For Students 9th - 10th
A site containing information and pictures of the weapons used in North Africa. Discusses one of the main reasons why Germany had the advantage in Northern Africa,the main reason was superior technology.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Chlorine: Periodic Table of Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
The team at periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about chlorine - element number 17, an extremely reactive and dangerous gas, which was used as a weapon in World War I. [8:41]
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Home Sweet Home Front 'V2 Rocket' Click on Image to Enlarge!

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a description of the two main vengeance weapons used by the Germans during World War 2: The V-1 and V-2 rockets.