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Make a Family Tree

Have each student construct a family tree with as many members as they can, going as far back as they can. Compare this to the incredibly intermixed and connected family ties of the various rulers of Europe in the early twentieth century.

Host a Model UN

The beginning of World War I was wrapped in a complex web of diplomacy between nation states. Have each student choose a nation to represent and then submit various issues for them to attempt to resolve together. Make some of the issues relevant to World War I!

Artillery of World War I

An important and unique change with the use of artillery in World War I is the fact that it often fired up and “fell” on the opponent. Have students set up stacks of empty soda cans or some other light item and have them take turns...

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