Classroom Materials

European colonies mobilized to assist with the war effort. After the Armistice, many colonists took hope from Woodrow Wilson's idea of "self-determination" from his Fourteen Points. This article...

Horses, dogs and pigeons were some of the animals used most frequently by both sides during the War. In this video from The Great War Channel, host Indy Neidell describes in detail how these animals...

While the Armistice officially ended fighting on the Western Front, peace was not achieved on all fronts until 1923. This article from IWM highlights the surprising number of post-war conflicts,...

In this collaborative lesson, students will utilize their understanding of the history of WWI and the impact it had on individual young men and women in the war by creating personas of individuals...

How was the Middle East connected to the origins of WWI? What did war in the Middle East look like? How was the peace process different for the Middle East than it was for European nations? This...

This upper high school lesson looks at the Armenian massacres as a launching point for 20th century genocides. The primary focus of the project is to delve into the role the media plays in chronicling...

This episode of MacArthur Memorial's World War I Podcast series explores Dazzle paintings of ships. This jarring, brightly colored paint scheme helped camouflage ships and made it hard for U-Boats to...

This article by Tait Keller posted to "1914-1918 Online: International Encyclopedia of the First World War" examines the ecological impact of WWI, explaining in detail how large-scale environmental...

Germany's use of unrestricted submarine warfare, where U-boat submarines were used to sink both military and merchant ships without warning, was very controversial and provocative. Smithsonian...

The breadth of European imperialism - particularly of the British and French - stretched deep into Africa and Asia, introducing Western colonizers to a myriad of new textiles, patterns, and styles of...

President Woodrow Wilson created the Committee on Public Information (CPI) to mold Americans into one white-hot mass of war patriotism. Congress also passed the Espionage Act (1917) and the Sedition...

Access thousands of primary sources from World War I using DocsTeach — including letters, photographs, posters, video, and many other documents — along with teaching activities and interactive content...

What challenges did German-Americans face after the United States entered World War I? Students will analyze primary source documents, including propaganda posters, letters, and legislation, to...

The United States' decision to declare war on Germany in 1917 was not made lightly. While many citizens supported the declaration of war, there were many that stood opposed. These primary sources...

In his Fourteen Points proposal, President Woodrow Wilson advocated for self-determination and the interests of the populations of colonial territories, but who exactly did Wilson intend to receive...