Classroom Materials

The following PDFs are the full transcripts of three videos used within the National WWI Museum and Memorial's Main Gallery. Use the script from the video as reference for an onsite field trip, or as...

This active-learning lesson helps students learn more about World War I and the modern Middle East, through research and an activity creating their own exhibition for a Museum of the Middle East in...

Illustrations from historic newspapers in the collections of the Library of Congress detail events of the First World War alongside other news of the day.This online collection is drawn from the...

On Nov. 11, 1918, after more than four years of horrific fighting and the loss of millions of lives, the guns on the Western Front fell silent. Although fighting continued elsewhere, the armistice...

This blog series from the National Museum of American History focuses on interesting stories and objects in the collection, including a wide range of posts related to World War I, including fashion...

Despite President Woodrow Wilson's request that Americans remain "neutral in thought and in action," ordinary people responded actively during the first two years of the Great War. During the National...

This article by Joachim Schröder and Alexander Watson studies Germany's experiences of occupation during and after the First World War. It highlights how German experiences contributed to fueling a...

These interviews, recorded between 1978 and 1980, allowed surviving veterans of the First World War to share their experiences, in their own words. The recordings, including several from African...

Based on the real life experiences of Canadian soldiers, this interactive adventure from the Canadian War Museum allows players to become a soldier in the trenches with one goal in mind: survival.

This lesson asks students to examine a little-known facet of World War I: the American intervention in North Russia, which began in 1918. Through primary and secondary sources, students will discover...

Examine the importance of remembrance and commemoration through the symbolism of the poppy, engage your younger students with poppy crafts, and learn how to get your class involved in the fundraising...

On April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson addressed a joint session of Congress requesting a declaration of war against Germany. The National Archives uses from its collection parts of the original...

Propaganda existed for many years prior to the start of World War I; however, inventions in media made it easier to reach people on a massive scale. In this 8-minute video, host Indy Neidel with the...

The Jones-Shafroth Act of March 1917 made Puerto Ricans U.S. citizens (though those on the island could not vote in U.S. elections or pay federal taxes). In addition to serving in the military, Puerto...

Puerto Ricans recruited and drafted into the war effort after the Jones-Shafroth Act of March 1917 made Puerto Ricans U.S. citizens (though those on the island could not vote in U.S. elections or pay...