LibGuides: HS 9 MYP Humanities: WWI

Technology

Explain: What is the impact of the technology on the way the war was fought & the outcome of the war?

Trench Warfare

Explain: What is the impact of trench warfare on the way the war was fought & the outcome of the war?

War on Land

War on Land: Battles on the Eastern Front, Western Front or Ottoman & Middle Eastern Front. Explain Cause and Effect.

Recruitment and Propaganda

Explain the causes and or effects of recruitment & propaganda of World War 1

National Archives: WWI propaganda posters USA
University of Minnesota: World War poster collection (1914-1918)
Narrow your search using the categories on the left hand side
BBC: How were soldiers recruited in World War One?
Canadian War Museum: Voluntary recruitment
NSW State Library: Recruitment and conscription
UK Parliament: Conscription: the First World War
Imperial War Museums: First World War Recruitment Posters
Striking Women: Women's work in WW1

War at Sea

Explain the effects of the war on sea (naval blockades, submarines, mines, U-boat campaign), on way the war was fought & the outcome of the war.

WWI Resources

UCSD: WWI primary sources
Europeana: World War I
Europeana provides access to millions of items from libraries, museums and archives across Europe.
National WWI museum and memorial: USA
Search the digital collection for images, documents, posters, letters. Search by subject or item type.
History.com: World War I
International Encyclopedia of WWI
International Encyclopedia of the First World War is the largest digital English-language reference work on the First World War.

Britannica: Image Quest

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Millions of royalty free images from 60 of the world's most respected image libraries. Provides high-quality, trustworthy images, with source information and citations

The New York Times: Time Machine

Search for your topic or the date of a historical event. Access over 150 years of New York Times newspaper articles. The news a it originally appeared!

https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/

Ebsco Explora Secondary

Ebsco Explora Secondary
General reference database for High School Students.

Britannica Encyclopedia

Britannica Encyclopaedia
An online database encyclopedia of hundreds of thousands of high-quality readings, videos and images.

Books in our Library

The War to End All Wars by Russell Freedman
Call Number: 940.3 FRE
ISBN: 0547026862
Publication Date: 2010-08-02
A narrative history of World War I for young readers that features archival photographs, and describes how advanced military weaponry impacted the course of the war.
The Great War by Jim Kay (Illustrator)
Call Number: F GRE
ISBN: 9780763675547
Publication Date: 2015-04-14
A collection of short stories inspired by objects connected with World War I in remembrance of the sixteen million people who died in the war.
War Horse by Michael Morpurgo
Call Number: F MOR
ISBN: 9780439796644
Publication Date: 2010-09-01
Joey the horse recalls his experiences growing up on an English farm, his struggle for survival as a cavalry horse during World War I, and his reunion with his beloved master.
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque; Arthur Wesley Wheen (Translator)
Call Number: F REM
ISBN: 0449911497
Publication Date: 1996-09-29
Depicts the experiences of a group of young German soldiers fighting and suffering during the last days of World War I.