RETURN TO GREAT WAR IN GLOBAL CONTEXT HOME PAGE
The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The Soldier's Experience through Primary Sources
Life in the Trenches: Photograph Analysis
The Impact of the Great War on Youth
A Soldier’s Voice from World War I: Gallipoli
World War I from the German Side: Recruitment Posters & the Letters of Paul Hubb
The Great War and the People it Affected
The Human Cost of War: The Art of Kathe Kollwitz
Nationalism & Propaganda: Analyzing Primary Resources from World War I
Sheet Music in the Great War (or, The Fun Propaganda Tool)
The Experiences of African Americans in World War I
Analyzing Primary Sources
These lessons all make use of primary sources. Most make use of some sort of primary source analysis worksheet, which is provided. Follow this link to the US National Archives for a page where you can download primary source analysis forms to use with documents, photos, maps, sound recordings, and many other primary sources.
PowerPoint Presentations
The following powerpoint presentations cover various aspects of World War I. They were created by Art Lewandowski of Fostoria High school (see also the lesson above, "Why Did they Fight?")
The United States Enters World War I
The US Homefront During World War I
National Security vs. Liberty: The US Homefront
The US and World War I: Social Change
