World War I: Resources

World War I. Three good video overviews.

• A global guide to the first world war from the Guardian. This is short, each of the seven chapters is about three minutes. It does a particularly good job of showing the global nature of the war through the participation of the colonies.
• The Great War from PBS. The first episode is called Explosion. 
• Apocalypse from National Geographic.

Specific events

• The 4 MAIN Causes of World War I , Excellent six minute review of the main causes, militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism.
• Days that Shook the World,  covers the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in an engaging way.
• Trench warfare, a good TeacherTube clip, about seven minutes
• Wilson's 14 Points, A Hip Hughes clip
• The Paris Peace Conference,  8 minutes
• Treaty of Versailles, History Channel, less then 2 minutes

Simulations

• Over the Top,  a terrific web module that tells the story of Canadians who fought in the trench in the war. You have to make decisions throughout the simulation.

Blackadder Comedy Clips

• How Did world War I Begin
• Good Luck Everyone
• We're Your Firing Squad
• Battle Plan

Pinterest

• My Pinterest Board on World War I and the Russian Revolution