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Schedule
February 2 to 8 - Research and write in computer labs.
General Resources
Interactive WWI Timeline at the National WWI Museum in Kansas City
British Library World War I site'
Britannica Online - Search for "World War I" and see section on "The U.S. Entry Into the War"
Question #1
Describe who these people are and the role they had during WWI or why they are famous or should be remembered.
a. Sgt. Alvin York
b. Eddie Rickenbacker
c. Manfred Von Richthofen
d. Georges Clemenceau
e. David Lloyd George
f. John Maynard Keynes
g. Henry Johnson
Question #2
Describe or identify a famous composer of the WWI era, then explain the role of music and its effect during WWI
Question #3
Identify how one of these organizations or the act of rationing had an effect on Americans and the overall influence of the war in General.
a. Humanitarian Organizations of WWI (i.e. Red Cross, YMCA, Salvation Army)
b. Rationing
Question #4
Identify famous people who were outspoken against fighting WWI. Briefly describe one of these people’s. Their background, why they were against the war, any effect their words or actions had on the war, and finally were any actions taken against them for speaking out against the war.
Question #5
In the book The Great Gatsby there are many references to criminal activity in the 1920’s; choose one of the following areas and explain what is being referred to.
a. World Series Fixing
b. Bootlegging
c. Tea Pot Dome
d. Police on the Take
Question #6
The 1920’s saw an explosion in American literature, choose one of the following writers and explain their contribution to American literature
a. F. Scott Fitzgerald
b. Robert Frost
c. Carl Sandburg
d. Earnest Hemingway
e. Zora Neal Hurston
Question #7
The 1920’s is often called the golden age of sports. Briefly explain why this is, then choose one sports figure of the era and explain why these accomplishments represent or uphold this moniker of “The Golden Age of Sports”.
Question #8
Between 1920 and 1929, automobile registrations rose from 8 million to over 23 million. Explain what effects automobiles had on the cultural development or Industrial development of the 1920’s .
APA Citation Format
Book
Format: Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Location: Publisher.
Example: Captain Von Richthofen (1918) The Red Battle Flyer. New York, NY: McBride Co.
Website
Format: Contributors' names (Last edited date). Title of resource. Retrieved from http://....
Example: Library of Congress (2000) America's Story. Retrieved from http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/jazz/jb_jazz_peace_1.html
Britannica Online
Format: TItle of Article (Date). In Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved from http://.....
Example: History of Europe. (2014). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved fromhttp://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/106072#58353.toc
Previous Years' Resources
Fordham University - See section entitled "The War"
National World War I Museum in Kansas City Timeline (See 1917)
"Wilson Calls for War" from New York Times
America Enters the war from the Library of Congress
Britannica Online - Search for "World War I" and see section on "The U.S. Entry Into the War"
American Tank Service in World War I - Book From Osprey Publishing on Google Books. This is a book, and should be cited as such.
Votaw, J. and Anderson, D. (2005) The American Expeditionary Forces in World War I. Oxford: Osprey.
Website about wreck diving in New Jersey for Uboats and Ships - The author of this site is Rich Galiano, and it was made in 2008.
Britannica Online - Search for:"Eddie Rickebacker"
Or, "The War At Sea 1914 - 1915" and see section "German Strategy and the Submarine War"
Pictures from the New York Times at the Library of Congress
Library of Congress essay on technology in the war
Web site on Lafayette Escadrille - American volunteers in French Air Force during WWI
Treaty of Versailles signed from Library of Congress
Britannica Online - Search for "Paris Peace Conference"
World War I Aftermath from U.S. Holocaust Museum
African-Americans in the Army during World War I - This book was published in 1919
Women in the Army from US Army site
Photographs of the 369th Infantry During World War I
Women get the right to vote from Library of Congress site
Harlem Renaissance from Library of Congress
Fighting for Respect from Army Historical Foundation
Anti-Saloon League and World War I
New York Public Library Site about African Americans in the U.S. during in World War I
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