Classroom Materials

In this inquiry-based lesson, students examine how the Great Depression affected WWI veterans through the story of the Bonus Army – a group of veterans who marched on Washington, D.C. in 1932.

In this lesson, students will learn more about the complex relationship between the United States and France, building an understanding of how there has come to be so many American cemeteries in...

With this Focused Inquiry, students will build an argument to answer the compelling question, “How should the United States remember those who have served?” Through the supporting question, students...

The Museum and Memorial’s Online Collection is a powerful tool to connect students directly with primary sources from the Great War. Below are some tips to help you and your students make the most of...

In this lesson, students will learn about the concept of Ecological Succession through Zone Rouge. This was land, after WWI, that was deemed too physically and environmentally damaged by conflict for...

In this project, students will work in groups to develop a new uniform for a pre-assigned national military to be used in a specific location at a predetermined time of year. This activity will...

In this lesson, students will investigate the concepts of counter technologies and reactive measures as deterrents and solutions to warfare. In small groups students will identify measures and...

Through research, students will learn about conscientious objection and its role in World War I. After exploring the background of specific conscientious objectors, students will build an evidence...

Vintage-style posters were created by French artist DOZ for all ABMC cemeteries and five monuments and memorials to mark ABMC’s centennial. These posters include sites kept by the American Battle...

The question of which country bears the most responsibility for causing World War I continues to be debated by historians. The countries of Russia, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Serbia, Great Britain, and...

Students will work together to explore primary and secondary sources to learn about seven different advances in medicine during WWI. They will use this knowledge to write a case study of a fictional...

Students will gain historical knowledge through the use of poetry written by soldiers and civilians during and after WWI. Students will read poems and connect the content to the realities of the Great...

In this lesson, students will study technology used during WWI through examples described in “All Quiet on the Western Front”. Students will use imagery and words to create a Black-Out poem or Found...

Students will take on the roles of soldiers and spies, completing learning tasks while working to uncover the spies in the room. Students will learn about a variety of methods used for spying and...

Women at the time of WWI were still fighting for Universal Suffrage (twelve states in the west had given women the right to vote), but when the Great Warbroke out it created opportunities for women.