Michigan WWI General Resources
The Great War: A Visual History
American Battle Monuments Commission
Significant events from the war shown on an interactive map and timeline.
https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/interactive/interactive_files/WW1/index.html
The USA Before Joining WWI
The Great War Channel
A look into the events and overall climate in the United States prior to entering the war.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57JKPEryvXQ&feature=youtu.be&list=PLB2vhKMBjSxNUxpltTT98mcQlIqyVzfjG
WWI Leaders
HISTORY.com
Photo gallery and descriptions of world leaders during the war.
Kaiser Wilhelm II: The Last German Emperor
The Great War Channel
An introduction to Kaiser Wilhelm II.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKe8WYiHCao
Breaking News: Austrian Heir and His Wife Murdered
National WWI Museum and Memorial
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand presented as a modern-day news story.
https://theworldwar-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/s3fs-public/June28_1914_BreakingNews.pdf
Tanks in WWI
Library of Congress
A collection of newspaper articles on the newly invented tank.
http://www.loc.gov/rr/news/topics/tanks.html
Flying Yanks: American Airmen in WWI
American Battle Monuments Commission
An interactive look at the evolution of aviation during WWI.
https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/interactive/interactive_files/FY/
Battle of the Somme
Epic History
Video on the brutal first day of the Somme Offensive in 1914.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqvALkpsfRo
Ypres-Lys Offensive
American Battle Monuments Commission
Battle interactive following the paths of American forces in 1918 as they fought alongside the Allies to liberate Belgium and northeastern France.
https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/interactive/interactive_files/YL_Website/
WWI Warfare
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
WWI combat footage from the Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive.
https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn1004540
The Volunteers: Americans Join WWI
AFS Intercultural Programs
Full unit on American involvement in WWI
http://thevolunteers.afs.org/lesson-plans/#
