WWI Museum (shows actual artifacts)
· http://theworldwar.pastperfectonline.com/randomimages
Nurses in WWI (letters, artifact options)
· http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2260672/The-greatest-nurses-First-World-War-Inspirational-women-overcame-fear-prejudice-save-thousands-lives.html
· http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-19/anzac-girls-profile-piece-**hold**/5574326
Machine/Weapon/Trench War Schematics
· https://history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/wwi/pt01/ch03/pt01-ch03-sec08.html
Actual Soldiers and Letters
· http://ww1.nam.ac.uk/stories/
Christmas Truce of 1914
· http://www.ducksters.com/history/world_war_i/christmas_truce.php
· http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/christmas-truce-of-1914
· http://time.com/3643889/christmas-truce-1914/
· https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KHoVBK2EVE
· https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s1YvnfcFVs
· http://www.firstworldwar.com/features/christmastruce.htm
Voyage/Sinking of the Lusitania
· http://www.ducksters.com/history/world_war_i/sinking_of_the_lusitania.php
· http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/z2vj7ty
· http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/lusitania
· http://www.history.com/news/the-sinking-of-rms-lusitania-100-years-ago
· http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/snpwwi2.htm
· http://www.firstworldwar.com/features/lusitania.htm
· http://www.historyinanhour.com/2014/05/07/the-sinking-of-the-lusitania-summary/
· https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/category/history/why-the-germans-torpedoed-the-lusitania/
· http://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/lusitania-propaganda
Trench Warfare
· http://www.ducksters.com/history/world_war_i/trench_warfare.php
· https://www.britannica.com/topic/trench-warfare
· http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/world-war-i-history/pictures/world-war-i-trench-warfare/german-front-line-trenches
· http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/world-war-i-history/videos/trench-warfare
· http://imwm.ie/history/world-war-1/trench-warfare/
· http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/standard/history/1890_1920/trench_warfare/revision/1/
· http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/0/ww1/25626530
Weapons of WWI
· http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/zs666sg
· http://www.historynet.com/weapons-of-world-war-i.htm
· https://www.historyonthenet.com/world-war-one-weapons/
· https://www.ncpedia.org/wwi-technology-and-weapons-war
· https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2014/04/world-war-i-in-photos-technology/507305/
· http://www.history.co.uk/article/5-technological-innovations-from-ww1
· http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-27517166
· https://www.historyonthenet.com/world-war-one-zeppelin-raids/
· http://www.firstworldwar.com/atoz/bigbertha.htm
· http://www.firstworldwar.com/weaponry/index.htm
· http://www.firstworldwar.com/weaponry/gas.htm
Women in WWI
· http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object-groups/women-in-wwi
· http://www.striking-women.org/module/women-and-work/world-war-i-1914-1918
· https://www.cnn.com/2014/07/01/opinion/davis-world-war-i-women/index.html
· https://history.delaware.gov/exhibits/online/WWI/Women-roles-ww1.shtml
· http://www.firstworldwar.com/features/womenww1_four.htm
· http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/britain_wwone/women_employment_01.shtml
· https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/women-frontlines-wwi-came-operate-telephones-180962687/
http://www.pbs.org/thewar/at_home_family.htm
Homefront & Rationing during WWI
· http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/britain_wwone/
· http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/history/mwh/britain/homefrontrev1.shtml
· https://www.ncpedia.org/wwi-support-home-front
· http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/world-war-one/the-home-front-1914-to-1918/
· http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/0/ww1/25235371
· http://spartacus-educational.com/FWWrationing.htm
· https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/rationing-and-food-shortages-during-the-first-world-war
Red Baron & Airplanes during the War
· http://www.ducksters.com/history/world_war_i/aviation_and_aircraft_of_ww1.php
· http://www.ducksters.com/history/world_war_i/red_baron.php
· http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/zgxhpv4
· http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/world-war-one/aerial-warfare-and-world-war-one/aircraft-and-world-war-one/
· http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29612707
· https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbVZGLI8izk
· http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/manfred-baron-von-richthofen
· https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCtvfu5NIG0
Schlieffen Plan
· http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/history/mwh/ir1/schlieffenplanrev3.shtml
· http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/world-war-one/causes-of-world-war-one/the-schlieffen-plan/
· https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Schlieffen_Plan
· http://alphahistory.com/worldwar1/schlieffen-plan/
· http://spartacus-educational.com/FWWschlieffenP.htm
Battle of the Somme
· http://www.ducksters.com/history/world_war_i/battle_of_the_somme.php
· http://www.bbc.co.uk/timelines/ztngxsg
· http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/battle-of-the-somme
· https://www.britannica.com/event/First-Battle-of-the-Somme
· http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/somme.htm
· https://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/world-war-one/battles-of-world-war-one/the-battle-of-the-somme/
· https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/5-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-battle-of-the-somme
Battle of Ypres
· http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-battle-of-ypres
· http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/ypres1.htm
· http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/world-war-one/battles-of-world-war-one/the-battle-of-ypres/
· https://www.britannica.com/event/First-Battle-of-Ypres
· http://www.greatwar.co.uk/ypres-salient/battles-ypres-salient.htm
Battle of Verdun
· https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Verdun
· http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/zydwtyc
· http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/battle-of-verdun
· http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/verdun.htm
· http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/world-war-one/battles-of-world-war-one/the-battle-of-verdun/
· https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/what-was-the-battle-of-verdun
Battle of Jutland
· http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/battle-of-jutland
· http://www.historyforkids.net/battle-of-jutland.html
· http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/world-war-one/naval-warfare-and-world-war-one/the-battle-of-jutland/
· https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Jutland
· https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/what-was-the-battle-of-jutland
· http://navymuseum.co.nz/worldwar1/battles-operations/battle-of-jutland/
· http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/jutland.htm
WEBQUEST LINKS:
Section 1 : Weapons of World War 1:
1) List and describe 4 weapons introduced in World War I. Be sure to explain their effectiveness and how they were used.
2) What is propaganda? What were four reasons propaganda posters were used?
3) What nation produced the most posters throughout WWI?
4) Go to sidebar to the right and click on a couple of countries; England, U.S. and Germany. Are they similar? List some symbols, messages, similarities and differences, if any, in the posters.
Section 2: Life in the Trenches:
1) What and where was the Western Front? What was the purpose of a trench?
2) What was No Man's Land? (Please be sure to describe at least three distinct features)
3) What did it mean to go ‘over the top’?
3) What is trench foot? What caused trench foot?
4) What affects did trench foot have on the body? What was the remedy for it?
4) Read the diary entries from Thomas Fredrick Littler and answer the following:
Section 3: America enters the War:
1) What was the Lusitania? What is the significance of the Lusitania in the War? How many people died and were there any Americans on board?
2) How many Allied and Neutral ships were lost to submarines in 1917? How many total number of Allied and Neutral ships were sunk by submarines between 1914-1918? (Scroll down...it's there!)
3) What is the Zimmerman Telegram and who wrote it? Why did Americans feel threatened by this telegram?
4) In the telegram, what did the German government decide to begin on Feb. 1, 1917? What was promised to Mexico in the telegram?
5) When did the United States declare war on Germany? Who was John J. Pershing?
6) What was the Brest-Litovsk Treaty? How did it affect the fighting on the Western Front? (Think Schlieffen Plan)
Section 4: Results of the War:
1) What was the name of President Wilson’s proposed peace plan that he referred to in his Speech to Congress on January 8, 1918?
2) What did Wilson call for in his 14th Point?
3) In Articles 231&232 of the Treaty of Versailles, what is Germany responsible for?
4) What happened to most of Wilson's Points in the final draft of the Treaty of Versailles? Why?
5) What country lost the most soldiers, and has the most missing?
6) How many American soldiers died and what was the total number of soldiers who died in the war?
7) When did the war end? When was the Treaty of Versailles signed? Why are these dates significant?
8) What were the conditions placed upon Germany in the Treaty of Versailles?
· http://theworldwar.pastperfectonline.com/randomimages
Nurses in WWI (letters, artifact options)
· http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2260672/The-greatest-nurses-First-World-War-Inspirational-women-overcame-fear-prejudice-save-thousands-lives.html
· http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-19/anzac-girls-profile-piece-**hold**/5574326
Machine/Weapon/Trench War Schematics
· https://history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/wwi/pt01/ch03/pt01-ch03-sec08.html
Actual Soldiers and Letters
· http://ww1.nam.ac.uk/stories/
Christmas Truce of 1914
· http://www.ducksters.com/history/world_war_i/christmas_truce.php
· http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/christmas-truce-of-1914
· http://time.com/3643889/christmas-truce-1914/
· https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KHoVBK2EVE
· https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s1YvnfcFVs
· http://www.firstworldwar.com/features/christmastruce.htm
Voyage/Sinking of the Lusitania
· http://www.ducksters.com/history/world_war_i/sinking_of_the_lusitania.php
· http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/z2vj7ty
· http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/lusitania
· http://www.history.com/news/the-sinking-of-rms-lusitania-100-years-ago
· http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/snpwwi2.htm
· http://www.firstworldwar.com/features/lusitania.htm
· http://www.historyinanhour.com/2014/05/07/the-sinking-of-the-lusitania-summary/
· https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/category/history/why-the-germans-torpedoed-the-lusitania/
· http://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/lusitania-propaganda
Trench Warfare
· http://www.ducksters.com/history/world_war_i/trench_warfare.php
· https://www.britannica.com/topic/trench-warfare
· http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/world-war-i-history/pictures/world-war-i-trench-warfare/german-front-line-trenches
· http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/world-war-i-history/videos/trench-warfare
· http://imwm.ie/history/world-war-1/trench-warfare/
· http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/standard/history/1890_1920/trench_warfare/revision/1/
· http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/0/ww1/25626530
Weapons of WWI
· http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/zs666sg
· http://www.historynet.com/weapons-of-world-war-i.htm
· https://www.historyonthenet.com/world-war-one-weapons/
· https://www.ncpedia.org/wwi-technology-and-weapons-war
· https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2014/04/world-war-i-in-photos-technology/507305/
· http://www.history.co.uk/article/5-technological-innovations-from-ww1
· http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-27517166
· https://www.historyonthenet.com/world-war-one-zeppelin-raids/
· http://www.firstworldwar.com/atoz/bigbertha.htm
· http://www.firstworldwar.com/weaponry/index.htm
· http://www.firstworldwar.com/weaponry/gas.htm
Women in WWI
· http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object-groups/women-in-wwi
· http://www.striking-women.org/module/women-and-work/world-war-i-1914-1918
· https://www.cnn.com/2014/07/01/opinion/davis-world-war-i-women/index.html
· https://history.delaware.gov/exhibits/online/WWI/Women-roles-ww1.shtml
· http://www.firstworldwar.com/features/womenww1_four.htm
· http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/britain_wwone/women_employment_01.shtml
· https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/women-frontlines-wwi-came-operate-telephones-180962687/
http://www.pbs.org/thewar/at_home_family.htm
Homefront & Rationing during WWI
· http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/britain_wwone/
· http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/history/mwh/britain/homefrontrev1.shtml
· https://www.ncpedia.org/wwi-support-home-front
· http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/world-war-one/the-home-front-1914-to-1918/
· http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/0/ww1/25235371
· http://spartacus-educational.com/FWWrationing.htm
· https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/rationing-and-food-shortages-during-the-first-world-war
Red Baron & Airplanes during the War
· http://www.ducksters.com/history/world_war_i/aviation_and_aircraft_of_ww1.php
· http://www.ducksters.com/history/world_war_i/red_baron.php
· http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/zgxhpv4
· http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/world-war-one/aerial-warfare-and-world-war-one/aircraft-and-world-war-one/
· http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29612707
· https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbVZGLI8izk
· http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/manfred-baron-von-richthofen
· https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCtvfu5NIG0
Schlieffen Plan
· http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/history/mwh/ir1/schlieffenplanrev3.shtml
· http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/world-war-one/causes-of-world-war-one/the-schlieffen-plan/
· https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Schlieffen_Plan
· http://alphahistory.com/worldwar1/schlieffen-plan/
· http://spartacus-educational.com/FWWschlieffenP.htm
Battle of the Somme
· http://www.ducksters.com/history/world_war_i/battle_of_the_somme.php
· http://www.bbc.co.uk/timelines/ztngxsg
· http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/battle-of-the-somme
· https://www.britannica.com/event/First-Battle-of-the-Somme
· http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/somme.htm
· https://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/world-war-one/battles-of-world-war-one/the-battle-of-the-somme/
· https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/5-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-battle-of-the-somme
Battle of Ypres
· http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-battle-of-ypres
· http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/ypres1.htm
· http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/world-war-one/battles-of-world-war-one/the-battle-of-ypres/
· https://www.britannica.com/event/First-Battle-of-Ypres
· http://www.greatwar.co.uk/ypres-salient/battles-ypres-salient.htm
Battle of Verdun
· https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Verdun
· http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/zydwtyc
· http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/battle-of-verdun
· http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/verdun.htm
· http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/world-war-one/battles-of-world-war-one/the-battle-of-verdun/
· https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/what-was-the-battle-of-verdun
Battle of Jutland
· http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/battle-of-jutland
· http://www.historyforkids.net/battle-of-jutland.html
· http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/world-war-one/naval-warfare-and-world-war-one/the-battle-of-jutland/
· https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Jutland
· https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/what-was-the-battle-of-jutland
· http://navymuseum.co.nz/worldwar1/battles-operations/battle-of-jutland/
· http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/jutland.htm
WEBQUEST LINKS:
Section 1 : Weapons of World War 1:
1) List and describe 4 weapons introduced in World War I. Be sure to explain their effectiveness and how they were used.
2) What is propaganda? What were four reasons propaganda posters were used?
3) What nation produced the most posters throughout WWI?
4) Go to sidebar to the right and click on a couple of countries; England, U.S. and Germany. Are they similar? List some symbols, messages, similarities and differences, if any, in the posters.
Section 2: Life in the Trenches:
1) What and where was the Western Front? What was the purpose of a trench?
2) What was No Man's Land? (Please be sure to describe at least three distinct features)
3) What did it mean to go ‘over the top’?
3) What is trench foot? What caused trench foot?
4) What affects did trench foot have on the body? What was the remedy for it?
4) Read the diary entries from Thomas Fredrick Littler and answer the following:
- Describe some common repetitive themes (tasks) of trench life.
- Define stalemate. How does the definition of this word describe life in the trenches?
Section 3: America enters the War:
1) What was the Lusitania? What is the significance of the Lusitania in the War? How many people died and were there any Americans on board?
2) How many Allied and Neutral ships were lost to submarines in 1917? How many total number of Allied and Neutral ships were sunk by submarines between 1914-1918? (Scroll down...it's there!)
3) What is the Zimmerman Telegram and who wrote it? Why did Americans feel threatened by this telegram?
4) In the telegram, what did the German government decide to begin on Feb. 1, 1917? What was promised to Mexico in the telegram?
5) When did the United States declare war on Germany? Who was John J. Pershing?
6) What was the Brest-Litovsk Treaty? How did it affect the fighting on the Western Front? (Think Schlieffen Plan)
Section 4: Results of the War:
1) What was the name of President Wilson’s proposed peace plan that he referred to in his Speech to Congress on January 8, 1918?
2) What did Wilson call for in his 14th Point?
3) In Articles 231&232 of the Treaty of Versailles, what is Germany responsible for?
4) What happened to most of Wilson's Points in the final draft of the Treaty of Versailles? Why?
5) What country lost the most soldiers, and has the most missing?
6) How many American soldiers died and what was the total number of soldiers who died in the war?
7) When did the war end? When was the Treaty of Versailles signed? Why are these dates significant?
8) What were the conditions placed upon Germany in the Treaty of Versailles?