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Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red exhibit - Tower of London
The Great War: A video series on YouTube that is a week-by-week chronicle of the First World War. It is still ongoing but even watching just a few episodes of the most important events can give you a good idea about how important and informative this web series is.
The Great War Archive from Oxford University: A great source for primary documents written by the very people who lived through the war. There are thousands of first hand accounts from everyday people from 100 years ago.
The Shaping of the World from PBS: An exhaustive website that features timelines, maps, and other educational resources about WWI. It goes through the war step by step, focusing on the important aspects of the war and how it shaped the world throughout this century.
The Imperial War Museums Collections: This site has hundreds of images from WWI from the British perspective. It gives a good idea about what it was like in Europe, specifically the UK during the Great War.
firstworldwar.com's Vintage Video and Audio: While a bit unprofessional looking, the site includes a history about the war and even some authentic video and audio recordings from the war. This gives a closer look at culture during the war and makes it more relatable.
World War One Lesson Plan: Includes lesson ideas, a study guide, and mock-up tests. This site can provide extra material to study and use and can be a good secondary source of important information and practice with the material.
League of Nations Photo Archive: Pictures and archival information from the League of Nations, the world political organization set up after WWI. Much like the UN does today, it collected useful information, especially about the war that spurred its creation.
The National Archives - WWI: Yet another source for excellent primary sources about the First World War with pictures, documents, music, etc.
Trench Experience Game: A fun interactive game that teaches about the jobs and activities that took place in the trenches. The game also leads to more information from the National Archives.
Tower of London Remembers WWI: The major art installation Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red at the Tower of London, marked one hundred years since the first full day of Britain's involvement in the First World War.
The Great War Archive from Oxford University: A great source for primary documents written by the very people who lived through the war. There are thousands of first hand accounts from everyday people from 100 years ago.
The Shaping of the World from PBS: An exhaustive website that features timelines, maps, and other educational resources about WWI. It goes through the war step by step, focusing on the important aspects of the war and how it shaped the world throughout this century.
The Imperial War Museums Collections: This site has hundreds of images from WWI from the British perspective. It gives a good idea about what it was like in Europe, specifically the UK during the Great War.
firstworldwar.com's Vintage Video and Audio: While a bit unprofessional looking, the site includes a history about the war and even some authentic video and audio recordings from the war. This gives a closer look at culture during the war and makes it more relatable.
World War One Lesson Plan: Includes lesson ideas, a study guide, and mock-up tests. This site can provide extra material to study and use and can be a good secondary source of important information and practice with the material.
League of Nations Photo Archive: Pictures and archival information from the League of Nations, the world political organization set up after WWI. Much like the UN does today, it collected useful information, especially about the war that spurred its creation.
The National Archives - WWI: Yet another source for excellent primary sources about the First World War with pictures, documents, music, etc.
Trench Experience Game: A fun interactive game that teaches about the jobs and activities that took place in the trenches. The game also leads to more information from the National Archives.
Tower of London Remembers WWI: The major art installation Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red at the Tower of London, marked one hundred years since the first full day of Britain's involvement in the First World War.