Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Origins of World War One Assignment

Choose one of the following document packets to read and then answer all questions found at the end of the reading. Hand in the answers. Due Monday April 30.

Option #1 Navalism and here is the link to the documents.

Option #2 War Plans and Militarism and here is the link to the documents.

Bonus Arms Race, there is one question, and here is the link to the documents.

Battle of the Somme

The Commonwealth Graves Commission has created a comprehensive site about the Battle of the Somme.

Bonus Assignment

Using the song "Willie McBride", as sung by The Fureys, you may complete one of the following bonus assignments:

Link to the song as sung by The Fureys and the link to the lyrics. If these links do not work, then go to Aftermath of WWI page and scroll to the bottom of the page to find lyrics and songs.

1. Make a 20 to 40 second movie using Windows Movie Maker or a similar program. Use images from today and the Great War for the video with the song as the audio track. You may wish to consult the lyrics so that the images match the song. If you wish you may use another version of the song or create your own.

2. Write an annotated description of one of the stanzas of the song. This will included references to the terms used in the song and the historical events to which the song refers.

3. Create another option using the song and its lyrics in consultation with the instructor.

Friday, April 20, 2007

Links for World War One PBS and BBC

The BBC site has a comprehensive overview of World War One as well as good articles and links to specific topics such as the quality of leadership and technology in the war.

The PBS site is organized in more of a thematic manner than the BBC site, but still contains good quality material and of particular interest are the interviews with various historians.