Classroom Materials

The 3rd South African Infantry Brigade had a unique mascot, Jackie the Baboon. Jackie not only boosted morale among the soldiers, he also wore a uniform, marched, drew rations and warned his...

The Lafayette Escadrille was a French flying squadron comprised of American volunteers. These volunteers captured the imaginations of the American public when local newspapers printed stories of their...

Created in 2003, this website is a companion to the PBS program Lawrence of Arabia, Battle for the Arab World. Though older, this site still includes multiple articles and lesson plans on the Arab...

At the end of World War I, President Wilson proposed the League of Nations as a way to facilitate international cooperation and avoid future wars. Other allied nations embraced the idea. However,...

In this lesson plan geared for high school, students debate the question: Should the United States have ratified the Treaty of Versailles and Joined the League of Nations?...

The legacy of World War I in the United States and elsewhere is anything but simple. This short video from HISTORY® explores the varied consequences of World War I from the growth of the American...

This lesson plan asks students to examine their understanding of "patriotism" by analyzing over 60 primary source propaganda posters that called America to action during World War I.

Lest the Ages Forget provides teachers with a unique opportunity to educate K-12 students using primary sources and to enhance their historical thinking.

Prior to his pivotal role in the Vietnam War, Nguyen Ai Quac (Ho Chi Minh) requested members of the Paris Peace Conference to consider the rights of Vietnamese people in French Indochina. His request...

Former Haskell Institute student Lutiant Van Wert sent this letter to her friend Louise, who was still at the school. Van Wert describes her work as a volunteer nurse in Washington, DC, during the...

The Choctaw Code Talkers used their own language as basis for a military code that was never broken. This 1919 letter from the Commanding Officer of the 142nd Infantry to the Commanding General of the...

From the Arab American National Museum, this primary source letter from the Syrian American Club of Boston to a soldier provides a glimpse into the lives of Arab Americans during the war. Explore more...

In this lesson, students research primary source photographs from World War I, to create a "letter home" to describe the scene, all while answering the following questions: "What can we learn about...

Trenches stretched for thousands of miles across the Western Front. This short video by HISTORY® explores how the millions of soldiers lived and fought in the trenches. (4 min) TV-PG...

Advances in medicine have prevented the recurrence of another global Influenza outbreak on the scale of a century ago, yet weaknesses to new viruses remain. In his lecture Influenza's Threat: Then and...