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. For a description of the project, click here.
First World War.com- Encyclopedia
http://www.firstworldwar.com/atoz/index.htm
An A-Z encyclopedia with lots of information.
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.
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.
The Age of Imperialism
http://www.fresno.k12.ca.us/schools/s090/lloyd/imperialism.htm
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".
World War I- New World Encyclopedia
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/World_War_I
World Almanac for Kids- World War I
Covers causes of World War One , list of nations involved, casualties, and more.
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.
Imperialism Resources
http://www.jlhs.nhusd.k12.ca.us/Classes/Social_Science/Imperialism/Imperialism.html
Has links for Imperialism in Asia, Africa, and India.
Spartacus Educational- The First World War
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWW.htm
Complete Encyclopedia of the First World War.
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.
Imperialism, Alliances and War- Prentice Hall/ The Western Heritage
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.
Teacher Oz
http://www.teacheroz.com/wwi.htm
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
Looking for more information, try some of the links from this page- http://www.wfa-usa.org/new/links.cfm
The following pages review World War One from the British Point of View:
A Web of English History- European History
http://www.historyhome.co.uk/europe/causeww1.htm
School History- World War One
http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/gcselinks/wars/wwi.html
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
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)- You must scroll down the page to 'Images, Maps and Audio'
http://www.teacheroz.com/wwi.htm#music
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
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
You will need a username and password to access the following databases from home.
Oxford Reference Online
http://www.infohio.org/ER/ER9-12.asp
Choose Oxford Reference Online at this page.
EBSCOhost
http://www.infohio.org/ER/secure/EBSCOhigh.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
http://elibrary.bigchalk.com/libweb/elib/do/login
You might use a search terms such as: Imperialism, Nationalism, Militarism, World War I and “Your country’s name”.
