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Table of Contents 1 Introduction Lesson Plans & Activities: 2 26 No More Sticks and Stones: 3 Director’s Note Technological Advancements in What is National History Day? Essays & Resources: World War I Warfare 30 How Did the Food Administration Convince Americans to Make 4 Leadership and Legacy in History: Sacrifices During World War I? Exploring World War I from Multiple Perspectives 34 “Saving the Bear”: The Russian Expeditionary Force of World War I 6 Opportunities Seized, Opportunities Denied: World War I in Asia 38 Challenging the Status Quo: Women in the World War I Military 10 Teacher, What’s a Hun? An American Perspective on Teaching World War I 41 Heroes Who Made a Difference: Memorializing a Distinguished 12 The Other Side of the Trenches: World Service Cross Award Recipient War I from the European Perspective 15 The Blame Game: Teaching World War I from a British Perspective 18 The War to Teach All Wars 21 We Want You: Teaching World War I in the Classroom 44 Reporting on World War I 48 More Than Mud and Cooties: The Poetry of World War I Soldiers 51 Leland Linman’s War: A Look at Soldiers’ Daily Lives in World War I

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