Classroom Materials

Former U.S. president Theodore Roosevelt was a great supporter of American involvement in the Great War. While serving, his son Quentin was killed in action in 1918. His death had a profound effect on...

A landmark study sheds new light on the damage caused by "blast shock," the signature injury of wars for more than a century.

Investigate the war's impact on both the global and American cotton markets in this 1937 report by The United States Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Agricultural Economics, made available online...

Part 3 of a video series on World War I, this 6 minute film explores the First Battle of the Marne and the stalemate that followed on the Western Front. Included are a short viewing exercise and a...

The complete seventy-one-week run of the World War I edition of The Stars and Stripes, published in France by the American Expeditionary Forces of the United States Army.

This resource from the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History tells the story of Sergeant Stubby, the dog mascot of the 102nd Infantry, 26th Yankee Division. Veteran of 17 battles, Stubby...

Articles from historic newspapers document the introduction of tank warfare in the First World War. All the linked articles and many more are searchable via the Chronicling America: American Historic...

The highly acclaimed Sam Mendes' film 1917 has media abuzz and some interesting ELA and C3 connections. Engage the skills your students need for careers in history with an assignment that has students...

National History Day developed a teacher resource to connect teachers and students to the best research and resources for teaching the 100th anniversary of World War I. NHD worked with partner...

Using primary sources, students will use this worksheet to think critically about changes in technology that brought tanks, planes, and submarines to the battlefield.

From Lisa Adeli of the University of Arizona - Center of Middle Eastern Studies and teacher fellow at the National World War I Museum and Memorial, this is a lesson created for high school students...

During the First World War, Britain came under attack from the air, putting civilians in the firing line for the very first time. This article from the Imperial War Museums looks at air raids, and how...

The Library of Congress provides a sampling of original newspaper articles about the American Red Cross during the Great War in their Chronicling America: American Historic Newspapers digital...

This article by Jennifer Nalewicki for Smithsonian's collection of online educational services, TTribune, gives an overview of the use of animals in war. It also tells the stories of famous animals of...

This editorial article by James Barr for Al Jazeera English briefly lays out the history of the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire. The author also shows the modern parallels by comparing the...