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Unit 3 - World War I
The First World War shocked many in the world because many believed that we had reached an era of civilitiy and diplomacy, and the time of armed conflict was past us. However, that was not to be. This was a long, hard, brutal war that reminded the world that how important and valuable true peace is. Yet, the horrors of war blinded many to the origins of conflict and led them towards harsh peace settlements. How would you have handled things? Would your peace contract have been different?

Below is an excellent video regarding the Entente offensive in the summer of 1918.

Sample of Student Project
View this clip to get an idea of what I am looking for in your World War I student project.

Additional Recommended Texts
// Chronicle of Youth: Great War Diary, 1913-1917// Author: Vera Brittain Editor: Alan Bishop

This is a collection of diary entries by a young British woman who tragically chronicles the loss of loved ones and the difficulties and horrors of war as she lives and works in London, Malta and France.

//King, Kaiser, Tsar: Three Royal Cousins Who Led the World to War,// Author: Catrine Clay

This book explores the origins of World War I and attempts to explain whether the war was inevitable, or the result of poor choices made by nations' leaders.

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This page lists the succession of telegrams sent, in the original English, between the German Emperor, Wilhelm II, and the Russian Tsar, Nicholas II, in the immediate run-up to the outbreak of war between July 29, 1914 and August 1, 1914. The source for this webpage is the book,//The Kaiser's Letters to the Tsar, copied from the government archives in Petrograd, and brought from Russia,// edited by Isaac Don Levine and published by Hodder and Stoughton (London, 1920).

//1918 The German Offensives// Author: John Sheen

This book uses actual photographs from the Great War and tells the perspective of the Germans and their allies. This point of view is rarely seen in other books that focus on the French, British, and American perspective.

A Military Atlas of the First World War Author: Arthur Banks

This book tells the story of the First World War on land, sea, and air by using graphs, maps, diagrams and illustrations. The author also examines the military strategies and campaigns and engagements and offers a comparison of the combatants.

All Quiet on the Western Front Author: Erich Maria Remarque

This classic novel tells the story of Paul Baumer and his friends after the enlisted in the German Army after the outbreak of war in Europe. The novel paints a picture of war and its effects on youth, society and culture.

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