WORLD WAR I

WORLD WAR I

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Lynne M. O'Hara

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Table of Contents

1 Introduction

2 Director's Note

3 What is National History Day?

Essays & Resources:

4Leadership and Legacy in History:

Exploring World War I from Multiple Perspectives

6Opportunities Seized, Opportunities

Denied: World War I in Asia

10Teacher, What's a Hun? An American

Perspective on Teaching World War I

12The Other Side of the Trenches: World

War I from the European Perspective

15The Blame Game: Teaching World War

I from a British Perspective

18The War to Teach All Wars

21We Want You: Teaching World War I in

the Classroom

Lesson Plans & Activities:

26No More Sticks and Stones:

Technological Advancements in World War I Warfare

30How Did the Food Administration

Convince Americans to Make Sacrifices During World War I?

34"Saving the Bear": The Russian

Expeditionary Force of World War I

38Challenging the Status Quo: Women

in the World War I Military

41Heroes Who Made a Difference:

Memorializing a Distinguished Service Cross Award Recipient

44 Reporting on World War I

48More Than Mud and Cooties: The

Poetry of World War I Soldiers

51Leland Linman's War: A Look at

Soldiers' Daily Lives in World War I

INTRODUCTION

Robert D'Alessandro, Executive Director, U.S. Army Center of Military History/Chief of Military History, Vice Chairman, he United States World War One Centennial Commission

Libby H. O'Connell, Ph.D., Chief Historian, HISTORY?

HISTORY? and the United States World War One Centennial Commission are very pleased to join with National History Day to provide educators with these resources for exploring World War I. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the start of the Great War, giving us all the opportunity to reflect on the importance of this conflict in the context of world history. World War I shaped modern warfare. With the first substantial use of submarines, airplanes, chemical weapons, and tanks in battle, the war engulfed millions of people throughout the world in a deadly four-year conflict.

As we look back on the war 100 years later, we can learn a great deal about the ways the war shaped our world.

As the lesson plans and articles in this book show, examining the many dimensions of World War I gives students important and valuable ways to learn about the increasingly globalized world they live in today. Just as the war propelled the weapons of modern warfare, it also ushered in new forms of medicine to treat the wounded, it exposed many soldiers and civilians to new areas of the world, and it revealed the possibilities and pitfalls of international politics. While the League of Nations was not ultimately successful, it created a framework for international cooperation that would be immensely important as new conflicts arose in the twentieth century.

These resources offer multiple perspectives on the Great War, allowing students to consider the experiences of people throughout the world whose lives were deeply affected by the war. Learning about the war from the vantage point of other nations and countries is a vital way for students to think about historical context and specificity. Through these lesson plans students also have an opportunity to learn about the ways women, African Americans, and young people participated in and sacrificed during World War I. Artistic responses to the war--particularly the rich outpouring of poetry and music--are additional avenues of exploration that students will find compelling.

We are both honored to serve on the World War One Centennial Commission. Over the course of the next four years we will be launching and publicizing important events, publications, and programs related to the commemoration of the Great War. Stay tuned to and to for more information about World War I commemorations and plans. We hope you enjoy this National History Day sourcebook as a way to re-examine the events and legacies of the Great War.

Robert D'Alessandro Executive Director, U.S. Army Center of Military History/Chief of Military History Vice Chairman, The United States World War One Centennial Commission

Libby H. O'Connell, Ph.D. Chief Historian HISTORY?

Col. D'Alessandro and Dr. O'Connell are both commissioners on The United States World War One Centennial Commission.

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