World War I

The lesson incorporates an online exhibition from the National World War I Museum with primary and secondary sources regarding the African American experience in World War I.

College students will create a 1 week curriculum on the topic of World War I using 3 different information formats for junior high age students.

Students will take a letter from Harry Truman to Bess Wallace and compare it to the war material from their textbook.

Students will study the impact of World War I on wheat farmers, learning how a dramatic world event can impact a small sub-set of people.

This lessons aims to present an event in history through the eyes of Wilfred Owen to the students, so they can understand the pain, struggle, and consequences of war. Students will then also see how literature can portray history.

Student will analyze Wilson's Address to Congress Requesting a Declaration of War with Germany.

This exercise will enable students to understand how each individual’ personal bias could be affected by evidence presented to them, in this case, posters of WWI.

A variety of primary sources reveal the complexity of historical interpretation and memory from the point of view of President Truman and his contemporaries.

Students will analyze American propaganda posters from World War I.

Students will learn about the Great Migration through discussion, analyzing primary sources in cooperative groups, watching a TED Talk, and reading an excerpt of a secondary source.