Show your students the extent to which World War 1 was global with this excellent Twitter thread from Eileen Cheng-yin Chow, Director of the Shewo Institute of Chinese Journalism.
She notes that China contributed much to the war effort and outlines the untold story of over 140,000 Chinese laborers who fought on the European frontlines beside French, Russian, and British troops. The thread includes excellent images and a trailer for a movie from Yellow Earth Productions called "Forgotten" about China during the war.
After students review the Twitter thread, they can analyze charts and graphs showing the number of Chinese laborers recruited by Europeans and a map showing their route from China to Europe from the South China Morning Post.
World War I was also fought in Africa. Michelle Moyd, Associate Professor of History at Indiana University Bloomington, discusses in a podcast the participation of African colonial troops in the war and answers these questions: "What motivated Africans to fight in the armies of their colonial power? How did the war change the relationships between the empires and their colonies? "
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