World War I
Lesson Plans | Primary
Sources | Maps
Lesson Plans:
The
Great War (PBS Resource)- - The lesson plans offered in this section
are designed to enrich classroom study of World War I and were designed
for middle and high school students. Each lesson could also be modified
to be conducted at home. The lessons only reference content that exists
on the Great War site, not the program.
The
Great War: Evaluating the Treaty of Versailles - What were the
aims and motives of the victorious powers in drawing up the Treaty
of Versailles? Was the Treaty a fair one? Was the German response
justfied?
World War I and its Aftermath - Examining nationalism during World
War I. Discusses the role nationalism played in European countries
right before the beginning of World War I. Debate whether nationalism
was a positive or negative influence.
United
States Entry into World War I: Two Diametrically Opposed Views
- American foreign policy continues to resonate with the issues involved
in the entry of the United States into World War I—unilateralism
versus foreign alliances, the responsibilities of power, the influence
of the military-industrial complex on foreign policy, the use of force
to accomplish idealistic goals. Understanding the choices the Wilson
administration made and their consequences provides insight into international
affairs in the years since the end of the Great War and beyond.
Primary Source Documents:
First World War Primary Documents - Included here are archive
documents signed in the late 1830s which bore relevance to the outbreak
of war some 75 years later, as well as memos, letters, treaties and
the text of speeches throughout the war and beyond.
World
War I Primary Documents - Included here are archive documents
signed in the late 1830s which bore relevance to the outbreak of war
some 75 years later, as well as memos, letters, treaties and the text
of speeches throughout the war and beyond.
The
Treaty of Versailles - This link details the full contents of
the Peace Treaty of Versailles, signed on 28 June 1919 by Germany
and the Allied powers at the Palace of Versailles. A sizeable document,
the treaty featured some 440 Articles, with the addition of numerous
Annexes.
World
War I Maps / The Great War Maps
Europe on the Eve of World War One - 1914
Animated Map of the Western Front 1914-1919
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