World War I
The student will go out on the Internet to "The Internet Public Library" . Open your web browser (Netscape, Internet Explorer or Firefox). Type this url http://www.ipl.org/ on the address line and press enter.
On the left menu put the mouse over Social Studies and a menu appears. Select History from that menu.
To initiate the search type "World War I" in the search window. A list of web sites will appear. The student should visit their preferred sites by clicking on the url.
Visit the list of web sites provided as part of your research by clicking on the underlined links.
The student can pick any part of the World War I, a specific place or battle then research the account from the historian's perspective and the participant in the event.
The student is to write a minimum of three paragraphs on what they have learned.
Research Links
Includes many original articles and online exhibits relating to World War I from many perspectives, including military, political, and social history. Includes "The Causes of World War I", a timeline, "The Battles", memoirs, prose and poetry, and more.
The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century" is "a multimedia production that encompasses television, online and print media to explore the history and effect of World War I.
President Roosevelt's famous "Day of Infamy" speech was a call to arms. One day after the attack, he expressed outrage at Japan and confidence in the "inevitable triumph" of the United States. On December 8 the United States declared war against Japan; on December 11 Germany and Italy declared war against the United States." Here you will find images of the speech, the text declaring war by President Franklin Roosevelt, and an image of the radiogram reporting the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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