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What Are We Fighting For Over There?
Perspectives on the Great War


Company "I", 102 Inf., 2b Div., A.E.F, ca. 1919.
Romange Cemetery, France. Where more than 23,000 American dead sleep the last sleep.
Taking the Long View: Panoramic Photographs, 1851-1991

Scott Durham and Margaret Lincoln
Lakeview Public Schools, Battle Creek, Michigan

The Great War of 1914-1918 significantly shaped the course of the twentieth century, both at home and abroad. How can this pivotal event be personalized and brought to life for students in the new millennium? Unfortunately, increasingly fewer survivors of the World War I era are alive today to directly share their recollections of this historical time. Yet, by delving into the unique resources of American Memory and by creating two World War I-period newspapers of differing perspectives, students can gain an enduring understanding of The Great War

 

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