Freshman U.S. & World Studies 4th Quarter Oral/Visual Presentation Project

 

World War One

 

 

This is a list of Internet links that you might use for researching this project. Don’t forget that there are also books available in the high school library. 

 

 

The Age of Imperialism

http://www.fresno.k12.ca.us/divdept/sscience/lloyd/imperialism.htm

 

The Age of Imperialism

http://www.smplanet.com/imperialism/toc.html

During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the United States pursued an aggressive policy of expansionism, extending its political and economic influence around the globe. That pivotal era in the history of our nation is the subject of this on-line history. 

 

The First World War, 1914-1918

http://www.home.zonnet.nl/rene.brouwer/ (chart of statistics)

 

First World War.com- Encyclopedia

http://www.firstworldwar.com/atoz/index.htm

An A-Z encyclopedia with lots of information.

 

The Great War Society

http://www.the-great-war-society.org/

 

History Learning Site

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/world_war_one.htm

A wealth of information, including background, causes, timeline, battles, etc.

 

History of Imperialism

http://members.aol.com/TeacherNet/World.html

An Award winning educational reference site with compilations on the History of Imperialism during the 19th Century and a chronology of European Nationalism and Imperialism in the Nineteenth Century. 

Must access from home- blocked at school due to "Free Hosts". 

 

History On The Net- Causes of World War One- 

http://www.historyonthenet.com/WW1/causes.htm

Information and maps related to the causes of World War One. Defines Imperialism, Nationalism, Alliances, and Militarism.

 

IB History- Causes of World War One

http://www.cusd.chico.k12.ca.us/~bsilva/projects/great_war/causes.htm

Covers Imperialism, Nationalism, Alliances, and Militarism.

 

Internet Modern History Sourcebook

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook34.html

The Internet Modern History Sourcebook provides these links to web sites related to Imperialism.

 

Library Thinkquest- World War One

http://library.thinkquest.org/12367/background/

http://library.thinkquest.org/C0125140/index2.htm

http://library.thinkquest.org/C001396/template.htm

 

New World Encyclopedia- World War I

http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/World_War_I

 

PBS- The Great War

http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/index.html

 

Prentice Hall/ The Western Heritage- Imperialism, Alliances and War

http://wps.prenhall.com/hss_kagan_westheritage_8/0,7833,736673-,00.html

Chapter summaries from the book The Western Heritage. This link is for Chapter 26, which is titled Imperialism, Alliances, and War.

 

Regents Prep Global History

http://regentsprep.org/Regents/global/global.cfm or http://regentsprep.org/Regents/global/themes/conflict/worldwars.cfm

Select Imperialism or Nationalism, and then follow the links on those pages. Click on a word and you are given a brief definition.

 

Spartacus Educational- The First World War

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWW.htm

Complete Encyclopedia of the First World War.

 

Teacher Oz

http://www.teacheroz.com/wwi.htm

Lots of links to information about World War One.

 

Trenches on the Web- Reference Library

http://www.worldwar1.com/reflib.htm

 

 

 

Specific Countries Participation:

 

Africa- The Scramble for Africa

http://wombat.cusd.chico.k12.ca.us/~bsilva/projects/scramble/

 

Australia- Australian War Memorial

http://www.awm.gov.au/histories/first_world_war/

 

Canada- Canada and the First World War

http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers/sub.cfm?source=history/firstwar/canada

http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/firstworldwar/index-e.html

 

India- Indian Imperialism

http://165.29.91.7/classes/humanities/worldstud/97-98/imper/india/india.htm

 

New Zealand- New Zealand History Online

http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/first-world-war-overview/introduction

 

 

The following pages review World War One from the British Point of View:

 

 

British Broadcasting Co. (BBC)- Causes of the First World War

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/

 

History Learning Site

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/ww1.htm

 

School History- World War One

http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/gcselinks/wars/wwi.html

 

A Web of English History- European History

http://www.historyhome.co.uk/europe/causeww1.htm

 

 

 

     Maps

 

Map of Europe, 1914

http://fsmitha.com/h2/map01eu.htm

 

Trenches on the Web- The Map Room

http://www.worldwar1.com/maproom.htm

 

Maps of World War I  (and more)

http://www.teacheroz.com/wwi.htm#maps

 

The Great War Index- World War One

http://www.dean.usma.edu/history/web03/atlases/great%20war/great%20war%20index.htm

 

Europe Before and After World War One

http://www.cyberlearning-world.com/lessons/ushistory/ww1/preww1.htm

 

Emerson Kent.com- History Map Archive

http://www.emersonkent.com/maps_by_year_from_1901.htm

 

Map- Age of Imperialism- Colonial Empires 1914

http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/1907powr.htm

 

WikiMedia- Europe in 1914

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Europe_1914.png

 

Mapsof.Net

http://mapsof.net

 

eLibrary Database 

http://elibrary.bigchalk.com/libweb/elib/do/login

Select only Maps, and then search for the map you want

 

 

 

 

You will need a username and password to access the following databases from home.

 

Oxford Reference Online

http://www.infohio.org/ER/secure/oxref.asp   

Choose Oxford Reference Online at this page. 

 

EBSCOhost- Student Research Center/9-12

http://www.infohio.org/ER/secure/EBSCOhighonly.asp

Follow the link for Grades 9-12. You might use a search terms such as: Imperialism, Nationalism, Militarism, World War I and “Your country’s name”. 

 

eLibrary

You might use a search terms such as: Imperialism, Nationalism, Militarism, World War I and “Your country’s name”. 

 

 

For a description of the project, click here. 

A template for the bibliography (works cited) can be found here.

 

 

 

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