World War I

Topics to Cover (Excerpt from The Checklist):

TIMELINE OF MAJOR EVENTS

1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary Assassinated
1914, Panama Canal Opened
1914, World War I Begins in Europe
1914, Charlie Chaplin Films Are Produced
1915, Germans Sink the Lusitania
1917, United States Enters War I
1917, Balfour Declaration, partitioned the Ottoman Empire
1918, Armistice and World War I Ends
1919, Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations
1920, Radio Broadcasting Begins
1922, USSR is Formed
1926, Hirohito Become Emperor of Japan
1927, Talking Pictures Begin

PEOPLE

• Churchill, Winston (England, 1874-1965)—Soldier, Writer, War Strategist
• Clemenceau, Georges Benjamin(France, 1841-1929)—Premier of France during World War I
• Lawrence, T. E. (Wales, 1888-1935)—Soldier and Author: Lawrence of Arabia, Army Intelligence, Revolt in the Desert
• Lloyd-George, David (England, 1863-1945)—Prime Minister of Britain: 1916-1922
• Lodge, Henry Cabot (Massachusetts, 1850-1924)—Politician and Author: League of Nations
• Nicolas II (Russia, 1868-1918)—Russian Czar: Joined Allies in WWI
• Pershing, John J. (Missouri, 1860-1948)—Army Commander
• Rickenbacker, Eddie. (Ohio, 1890-1973)—American Ace, fighter pilot WWI
• Thorpe, Jim (Oklahoma, 1886-1953)—Athlete
• Wilhelm II, Kaiser ( Germany, 1859-1941)—German Emperor (1888-1918)
• Wilson, Woodrow (Virginia, 1856-1924)—28th President (1913-1921): Prohibition, Women’s Suffrage, Clayton Antitrust Act, Child Labor Law, League of Nations
• York, Sergeant Alvin C. (Tennessee, 1887-1964) —American corporal, WWI Hero

BOOKS TO READ:

• World War I - DK
• Key Battles Of World War I by David Taylor
• People at the Center of World War I by Gail B. Stewart
• Weapons And Technology Of World War 1 by Paul Dowswell
• Sergeant York and the Great War - The Vision Forum
• Heroes of History: Douglas Macarthur, What Greater Honor by Janet Benge
• The Daring Nellie Bly; America's Star Reporter by Bonnie Christensen
• The Hindenburg - Facts On File
• Ready-to-Read, Level 2: Snoopy-Flying Ace To The Rescue! by Charles M. Schulz
• Cher Ami and the Lost Battalion - FREE! pdf booklet

RESEARCH

• World War I
• Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand 1914
• Panama Canal
• Lusitania
• Photos related to World War I
• World War I Documents
• World War I Cartoons
• World War I Songs
• World War I Poetry and In Flander's Field
• World War I Web links/

ACTIVITIES TO DO:

• World War I Thematic Writing Paper - use for reports.
• Read and do activities from The First World War . (Includes poetry, war diaries, photos, and more).
• World War I, Thematic Unit - Teacher Created Resources
• Create two maps: One of Europe before the war and one of Europe after the war. Show the boundaries of the new independent states (Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Austria, Hungary, and Finland).
• History on the Net: World War I worksheets.
• Color page - Sergeant York.
• Listen to these stories of World War I.
• World War I diaries, letters, scrapbooks, and more.
• Photo Gallery of WWI images.
• Causes of World War I Quiz.
• Listen to Captain Midnight an early radio broadcast. (click on “Skelly sound archive”) and other old time radio shows.
• Watch the first presidential film with sound - President Coolidge and a "talking picture" and "talking picture2."

2. And don't forget! When you're done, be sure to add what your children did for World War I to your copy of The Checklist!

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