World War I Resources

Here are some short videos and websites that are terrific for World War I.

MAIN CAUSES

History on the Net has a nice concise page on the MAIN causes of World War I.


This video clip also reviews the MAIN causes in six minutes. It comes from "Made from History."

John Ruddy has an awesom review of the war in six minutes.

Day that Shook the World reviews the assassination of Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo. It's dramatic and engaging and only seventeen minutes.

WEAPONS

Check out weapons of World War I on this page from History on the Net. And here's a two minute clip about chemical gases during the war.

SYKES PICOT

Khan Academy reviews the Sykes-Picot agreement between Britain and France below.

From BBC News, Why border lines drawn with a ruler in WW1 still rock the Middle East. The author reviews teh Sykes Picot Agreement and includes good maps.

A GLOBAL WAR

What makes World War I a global War? The Guardian has an awesome interactive site with seven parts. Each part has a three or four minute video narrated by different historians.

ATATURK & TURKEY

Here's an excellent short lecture on Ataturk and the creation of Turkey from AP World teacher, Jeff Anderson.

MANDATES

 Here is another lecture from Jeff Anderson about the Middle East mandates, Pan-Arabism, and Zionism.

PROPAGANDA

Read about war propaganda here in this National Geographic essay that reviews an exhibit at the Map House in London. 

TREATY OF VERSAILLES

This short clip reviews the Big Three and their goals at the conference. It comes from Simple History.

JOE SACCO

Finally, Joe Sacco reviews the war through art in this Vimeo clip.
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