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Coloring Sheet

Razzle Dazzle: Dazzle Camouflage

This brief article and coloring sheet activity provides younger learners with more information on the dazzle camouflage used to protect ships in WWI. Used first by Britain's Royal Navy, the idea...

Downloadable Article

The World Remembers: 1914 - 1918 - Racism and Canada's Diverse Communities in WWI

Discrimination against minority groups initially prevented non-white males from volunteering for the Canadian military, though need eventually caused a shift in practice as WWI wore on. This essay follows the timeline of acceptance and describes different groups' efforts to fight for Canada.

The World Remembers: 1914-1918

Article

This Day in History: Puerto Ricans become U.S. citizens, are recruited for war effort

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...

HISTORY®

Primary Source Deposition Transcript

Puerto Rican Laborers during World War I: The Deposition of Rafael Marchán

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...

History Matters

YouTube Video Series

Propaganda During World War 1

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 Great War YouTube Channel

Primary Source Document

President Wilson's Declaration of War Message to Congress: April 2, 1917

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...

National Archives

Curriculum

Poppies for Remembrance and Commemoration

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...

In collaboration with US WW1 Centennial Commission

Curriculum

Polar Bears, The Cold War and Questions of Duty: The U.S. Intervention in Northern Russia (1918-1919)

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...

Interactive Adventure

Over the Top

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.

Canadian War Museum

Primary Source Recordings

WWI Soldiers, in Their Own Words: Oral Histories

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...

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