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World War I and the U.S. Home Front

Maine Historical Society, Cumberland County

2015

9-12

  • Social Studies -- Civics & Government
  • Social Studies -- History

7 days

  • 1851-1920
  • Civics & Citizenship
  • Community
  • Economy
  • The People/Peopling of Maine

Learn about World War I using primary sources from Maine Memory Network and the Library of Congress.

  • Students will be able to describe the lives, work, and contributions of Americans on the home front during World War I - the involvement of women in particular - using primary sources.
  • Students will practice the skills involved in analyzing primary sources.
  • Students will learn how to and practice using evidence from primary sources to support a point view.

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A resource developed by the Maine Historical Society with support from the Teaching with Primary Resources grant from the Library of Congress