Video Lecture

Companions In The Trenches: Animals of World War 1

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...
The Great War YouTube Channel
Online Article

Colonial Empires after the War: Decolonization

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...
1914-1918 Online
Primary Source Newspapers

Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers

Tens of thousands of historic U.S. newspaper pages from 1836-1922 document world events and everyday American life, including the era of the First World War and its aftermath.
Library of Congress
Exhibition brochure

Chavaniac, We are Here!

These documents, supported by the French Centennial commission, look at the U.S. entry to WWI and its continued impact through the specific story of Château de Chavaniac-Lafayette. Originally created...
Departement de la Haute-Loire
Curriculum Plan

Changing Technology, Changing Tactics

Why is WWI considered the first "modern" war? In this lesson, high school students will consider the advancement in technology and, specifically, adaptations of trench warfare based on technological advances through discussion, primary sources and a hands-on activity.

Online Blog

Centennial Countdown to the Great War

Written by Dennis Cross, this blog reviews the events of war one hundred years ago to the date. Each month, Cross creates a full article on the war's events with an extensive list of sources and...
Dennis Cross, Centennial Countdown to the Great War
Articles, Primary Sources, Lesson Plans

Canada and the First World War

From the Canadian War Museum, explore Canada's contributions to WWI. This series of articles looks into the history and technology of the war, through articles and objects from the museum's collection...
Canadian War Museum
Digital Textbook

Bringing the Great War Home

From the American Battle Monuments Commission, in conjunction with the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and Virginia Tech, Bringing the Great War Home: Teaching with the Meuse-Argonne American...
American Battle Monuments Commission
Curriculum

Battle of the Somme

The Battle of the Somme was a definitive campaign of the First World War. Unprecedented casualties resulted from intense trench warfare and new military technologies. In this lesson, students analyze...
Stanford History Education Group
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