Student Activities: Responding to the Earthquake in Turkey and Syria
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These student-facing slides help students learn about who is impacted by the earthquake and what individuals, organizations, and governments can do to help.
Genocide under the Cover of War
Consider how the Armenian Genocide was made possible by the staggering brutality of World War I.
Hatred on the Home Front
Read about the violent response in one British neighborhood to Germany’s sinking of the Lusitania during World War I.
A Last-Ditch Effort to Prevent a War
Read a telegram exchange between Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany and Tsar Nicholas of Russia in which the leaders attempt to prevent World War I.
The League of Nations
Analyze the goals and responsibilities of the League of Nations written into the Treaty of Versailles after World War I.
“The Time Has Come” Civil Rights Leaders Chart
Use this chart to help students organize information about the civil rights leaders within the text.
Negotiating Peace
Learn about the concessions that the Treaty of Versailles required from Germany after its defeat in World War I.
Negotiating Peace (en español)
Learn about the concessions that the Treaty of Versailles required from Germany after its defeat in World War I. This resource is in Spanish.
People without Papers
Learn about the refugee crisis that developed in the immediate aftermath of World War I.
Russia Quits the War
Learn about the relationship between World War I and Russia's Bolshevik Revolution.
Self-Determination
Explore the concept of self-determination after World War I through excerpts from Wilson’s Fourteen Points.