Smithsonian's History Explorer Resources Related To "Blog Post: WWI Women in Uniform"

World War I

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 15:35:28 GMT

Americans reluctantly entered Europe's "Great War" and tipped the balance to Allied victory. The United States emerged from the war a significant, but reluctant, world power. Students will learn about American involvement in World War I and how American industrial and military might broke the stalemate that had existed for three bloody years on Europe's Western Front in this section of the online exhibition, The Price of Freedom: Americans at War. A non-flash version of this site is available: World War I.

West Point Graduates in the Great War

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 15:29:15 GMT

Although the United States remained neutral for most of the First World War, American involvement eventually proved decisive in ending the conflict. This website focuses on the involvement of West Point graduates in the United States war effort during the Great War. Through the use of brief biographies and objects from the museum's collections, students will learn how these men helped to mobilize the country for war and supply and lead the army in the field. America in the Great War is part of the online exhibition, West Point in the Making of America.

Preparing for the Oath: The 1900s

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 10:44:03 GMT

Use short videos, mini-activities, and practice questions to explore American history from the 1900s in this segment of Preparing for the Oath: U.S. History and Civics for Citizenship. The nine questions included in this segment cover topics such as World War II, the Civil Rights Movement, and September 11, 2001.

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