World War I
National History Day has engaged with several partners to commemorate the World War I Centennial. NHD has created (and is creating) resources to offer different perspectives on the war, engage students with unique primary sources, and remember those who served and sacrificed as part of the war effort.
Use the orange buttons to explore resources that can be beneficial to NHD classrooms and projects.
The World War I Webinar Series is sponsored by the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission. The first phase of the series, completed in fall 2018, focused on new scholarship about the war itself. The second phase is accepting applications for fall 2019.
The course will run from August 16 to December 16, 2019.
Generous funding by the World War I Centennial Commission allows NHD to offer two full scholarships to teachers from every NHD affiliate. Teachers can earn a certificate of professional development hours or three graduate extension credit units from the University of San Diego.
Scholarship applications will be accepted through Tuesday, July 30, 2019. All teachers will be notified by August 16, 2019.
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Ms. Katie Craven, Open World Learning Community
Private Frank Paul Ashbrook
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Ms. Jennifer Camplair, Lorena High School
Private First Class John Billhimer
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Mrs. Meghan Thomas, Von Steuben High Schoool
Private Jesse James Blanton
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Mrs. Amanda Kordeliski, Norman High School North
Sergeant Roy Headrick Busch
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Mr. Matthew Poth, Park View High School
Private Nick Carletillo
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Mrs. Cherie Redelings, Frances Parker School
Private Oscar Bernard Collen
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Ms. Christina O'Connor, Hingham High School
Corporal Millard W. Corson
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Mr. Shane Gower, Maranacook Community High School
Private Frank Gilbert Dann
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Mrs. Suzan Turner, Nashua-Plainfield High School
Private First Class Peter Radford Davis
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Mrs. Kathy Carroll, St. John's Episcopal School
Private Harry W. Hatcher
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Mr. Jamie Sawatzky, Rocky Run Middle School
Corporal Albert Hohberg
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Mr. Kyle Johnson, Seaman Middle School
Private Jacob Newcomber Kiehl
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Ms. Alison Browning, J.P. McCaskey High School Campus
Private Burt Austin Markham
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Mr. Jeremy Miller, Cambridge-Isanti High School
Second Lieutenant Vaughn R. McCormick
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Ms. Mary Bezbatchenko, Licking Heights High School
Second Lieutenant Richard Willard Moody
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Mr. Chris Stewart, North Lakes Academy Charter School
First Lieutenant Joseph Fletcher Swift
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Mrs. Stacey Trepanier, New Vistas Center for Education
First Lieutenant Josephus Benjamin Wilson
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Mrs. Whitney Joyner, Northeast Middle School
Captain Alexander Dickson (Dixon) Wilson
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Ms. Eden McCauslin, District of Columbia Public Schools
Mr. Kyle Johnson, Seaman Middle School
Nurse Mary Gertrude Smith Boaz
Mrs. Whitney Joyner, Northeast Middle School
Imperial German Army Pioneer Karl Georg (George) Camplair
Ms. Jennifer Camplair, Lorena High School
Seaman Second Class Arthur Dwight Curfman
Ms. Mary Bezbatchenko, Licking Heights High School
Private First Class Carl “Fritz” Demro
Mrs. Suzan Turner, Nashua-Plainfield High School
Private First Class Dantón D. Ferrero
Mrs. Kathy Carroll, St. John’s Episcopal School
Private Edmond A. Harjo
Mrs. Amanda Kordeliski, Norman High School North
Private Bertram F. Heuer, Sr.
Mrs. Meghan Thomas, Von Stueben High School
Staff Sergeant Bertram F. Heuer, Jr.
Mrs. Meghan Thomas, Von Stueben High School
Yeomanette Third Class Lulu Mae Hogue
Ms. Eden McCauslin, District of Columbia Public Schools
Colonel William A. Lee
Mr. Matthew Poth, Park View High School
Private Frank J. Markling
Mr. Jeremy Miller, Cambridge-Isanti High School
Colonel Marcus Aurelius Smith Ming
Mrs. Stacey Trepanier, New Vistas Center for Education
Private George E. Pearce
Mrs. Cherie Redelings, Frances Parker School
Seaman Second Class Wilbur Elting Peecher
Ms. Katie Craven, Open World Learning Community
Private Percy Louis Rancourt
Mr. Shane Gower, Maranacook Community High School
Nurse Ethel Gladstone Shapiro
Mr. Jamie Sawatzky, Rocky Run Middle School
Private Melina Olive Shaw
Ms. Christina O'Connor, Hingham High School
Corporal Benjamin William Stewart
Mr. Chris Stewart, North Lakes Academy Charter School
Yeoman First Class Helen M. Whittaker
Ms. Alison Browning, J.P. McCaskey High School Campus
Who They Were is a project-based activity that engages students in exploring their community’s World War I history and invites them to participate in our nation’s World War I Centennial Commemoration.
Click here learn more about the Who They Were toolkit.
In 2018, NHD traveled to World War I cemeteries and battle sites sponsored by the sponsored by the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission. These lessons, available for download, will be published along with those produced as part of the 2019 program.
Created by Kyle Johnon, Seaman Middle School
English Only: A Wartime Necessity or an Act of Intolerance?
Created by Suzy Turner, Nashua-Plainfield High School
"I Didn’t Raise My Boy to be A…” Mothers, Music, and the Obligations of War
Created by Jennifer Camplair, Lorena High School
Women on the Front Lines: American Nurses in World War I
Created by Katie Craven, Open World Learning Community
Memories from the Great War: Art, Letters, and the Collective Memory
Created by Stacey Trepainer, New Vistas Center for Education
The Ethics of Shell Shock Treatment: A Socratic Seminar in History and Psychology
Created by Shane Gower, Maranacook Community High School
How World War I Changed the World: Analyzing the Geographic Impact of the Great War
Created by Jamie Sawatzy, Rocky Run Middle School
War Memorials at Home: Constructing the Legacy of the Great War
Created by Chris Stewart, North Lakes Academy Charter School
Versailles to Vietnam: The Long-Term Effects of the Peace Process
Created by Mary Bezbatchenko, Licking Heights High School
From Armistice Day to Veterans Day: America’s Decision to Change a Worldwide Holiday
Created by Eden McCauslin, District of Columbia Public Schools
These lessons, sponsored by the sponsored by the National Cemetery Administration and the American Battle Monuments Commission connect the experiences of World War I with American national cemeteries. Each lesson contains a component connected to the cemetery, but each is designed to work whether or not you can visit the cemetery in person.
Created by Alison Browning, J.P. McCaskey High School Campus
Answering the Call: The U.S. Army Nurse Corps in World War I
Created by Whitney Joyner, Northeast Middle School
Finding the Human Side of History
Created by Matthew Poth, Park View High School
Not Written in Stone: How National Cemetery Marker Policies Have Changed
Created by Jeremy Miller, Cambridge-Isanti High School
Remembering Service: Creating Found Poetry at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery
Created by Meghan Thomas, Von Steuben High School
The Army Behind the Army: Quartermaster Corps Support the Troops
Created by Cherie Redelings, Frances Parker School
Thinking Historically about Veterans’ Stories
Created by Kathy Tucker Carroll, St. John's Episcopal School
What is a Veteran?
Created by Christina O'Connor, Hingham High School
A Secret Language: American Indian Code Talkers