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World War I

BBC Primary
Fantastic site with lots of information about life 100 years ago - life, family, country, town, famous people and amazing pictures.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z4crd2p

Encyclopedia of the First World War
Battles, leaders, heroes, weapons, Home Front, statistics. A very wide coverage.
http://spartacus-educational.com/FWWoutbreak.htm

First World War
How the war began, the battles, timeline, who's who and lots of photos and videos.
http://firstworldwar.com/

Great War Archive
An amazing resource with over 6,500 items submitted by the public in 2008. Includes audio, video, photos and memoirs. Brings the war to life.
http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/

Poppy Day
Why we celebrate Remembrance Sunday and why poppies were chosen as the emblem of the British Legion.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A653924

The Great War 1914-1918
Another brilliant site from the National Archives. Lots of original sources and tips on how to use them in your research.
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/greatwar/

Virtual tour WWI
Take a virtual tour of reconstruction of life in World War One trenches. Requires Quicktime player to see the virtual tours.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/virtual_tours/

World War I
Basic information on the causes and key events of World War I and II.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/[schools/gcsebitesize/history/mwh]/ir1/

World War One
About the causes of the war, how soldiers fought and how the war ended. Site also has a photobook of the war, wordsearches and quizzes.
http://historyonthenet.com/WW1/ww1main.htm

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