All Ages

Resources from the guardian of American cemeteries and memorials overseas. WWI is currently highlighted; also includes WWII.

https://www.abmc.gov/education-resources

Examines experience of African-American troops in post-war U.S. society.

Examines experience of African-American troops in post-war U.S. society. Companion lesson to African American Soldiers in World War I: The 92nd and 93rd Divisions.

https://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/african-american-soldiers-after-world-war-i-had-race-relations-changed

Examines the often contradictory perspectives on the service of African-American troops in World War I. Companion lesson to African American Soldiers After World War I: Had Race Relations Changed?

https://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/african-american-soldiers-world-war-i-92nd-and-93rd-divisions

Part of Teaching the American 20s, includes discussions of WWI-related works of Hemingway, Cather, Hughes and Faulkner, plus links to several relevant lesson plans.

http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/educator/modules/teachingthetwenties/theme_viewer.php?theme=big§ion=war&subsect=1

Online lesson based on document exploration and analysis.

https://www.docsteach.org/activities/teacher/americans-on-the-homefront-helped-win-world-war-i

Poster analysis worksheet; useful for lessons on propaganda or homefront war effort posters.

https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/worksheets/poster.html

Artistic expression during the war contributed to this transformation. Before World War I, war art largely depicted heroic military leaders and romanticized battles, done long after the fact, far from the battlefield. The First World War marked a turning point with the appearance of artwork intended to capture the moment in a realistic way, by first-hand participants.

https://airandspace.si.edu/exhibitions/artist-soldiers

Online activity and discussion, built around artwork of U.S. troops arriving in France.

https://www.docsteach.org/activities/teacher/artists-document-world-war-i

Online interactive lesson and discussion.

https://www.docsteach.org/activities/teacher/baseball-on-the-world-war-i-homefront

Online poster exhibit from the National Agricultural Library; includes gallery of posters from both World Wars.

http://www.good-potato.com/beans_are_bullets/index.html

Historical society operating out of what used to be a large WWI military camp.

http://camptaylorhistorical.org/

One hundred years ago, the European nations were embroiled in a Great War. The United States attempted to continue trade and diplomatic relations with a world in conflict. This lesson gives students the opportunity to interact with historical newspapers available through Chronicling America and read the conflicting viewpoints of America's opinion leaders and ordinary citizens. Students will engage in dialogue as they struggle to decide: should the United States remain neutral or join the fight?

https://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/chronicling-america-uncovering-world-war

Overview of both World War I and World War II code talkers from Oklahoma.

http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=CO013

Online lesson designed to generate discussion on aspects of the U.S. homefront

https://www.docsteach.org/activities/teacher/comparing-wwi-food-conservation-posters

Our Education Guide provides a handy overview of the U.S. experience in World War I for educators or students. You can view the Education Guide as a booklet (for printing or on-screen viewing), or you can browse through it as a series of webpages. For convenience, the page/section headings in the booklet correspond to our list of resource topics, to assist readers in finding tools for additional teaching or study.

• Download booklet (.pdf)

• Browse online (start at beginning)

• Browse by section/topic headings

Article with several videos describing the U.S. mobilization for war.

https://www.theworldwar.org/explore/centennial-commemoration/us-enters-war/filling-ranks