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Humanities: World War 1 Research Task

A Lib Guide for Year 7 History

WW1 Research Task

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Animals in WW1

Click on the image above to go to the Imperial War Museum website to discover the range of animals that were used in WW1.

An extensive account of animals used in WW1 from the ANZAC Portal of Australian Veteran's Affairs.

Animals in the military during World War I - Anzac Portal (dva.gov.au)

A short article from the RSPCA on animals used in WW1.

Animals in World War One | RSPCA

The Role of Animals in World War I – Centenary of WW1 in Orange (centenaryww1orange.com.au)

An article from The State Library of Queensland on Mercy dogs used in WW1.

Doing Their Bit: Mercy Dogs of WWI | State Library Of Queensland (slq.qld.gov.au)

 

Click on the image above to find out about Simpson and his donkey in WW1.

Medical Advancements during WW1.

Click on the image above to go to an article from The Conversation on medical advancements in WW1.

An article from The ANZAC portal on medical treatment of WW1 soldiers.

Medical treatment of Australian soldiers in World War I - Anzac Portal (dva.gov.au)

Article from the State library of Victoria on the role of nurses in WW1.

Nurses - Australians in World War 1 - Research Guides at State Library of Victoria (slv.vic.gov.au)

An article from The British Library on medical advancements in WW1.

Medical developments in World War One | The British Library (bl.uk)

Primary Sources

Collection Item C324846

An aerial view of shell and bomb damaged battlefield and trenches in Belgium.

Click on the image above to go to an article on diaries in WW1 from The State Library of NSW. This article includes an overview of diaries and postcards written during the war and a selection of primary source diaries as well.

Diary of an Australian soldier in WW1, HV Reynolds.

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Videos

Role of Women in WW1

 

This resource is a series of notes, maps, photographs and factual information relating to a DVD titled Australian Women in World War 1. Australian women served in a range of occupations and positions throughout WW1.

A video explaining the different roles that women had in WW1 to support the war effort.

The role of Australian women during World War One - video Dailymotion

An extensive article from the State library of New South Wales on women at war in WW1.

Women at war - World War I and Australia - Research Guides at State Library of New South Wales (nsw.gov.au)

A podcast on women's role in WW1.

First World War Galleries Podcast: Part VII - At All Costs | Imperial War Museums (iwm.org.uk)

 

World War 1 Poetry

Click on the image above to go to The Poetry Foundation's website on poems from WW1.

Brittanica page on Wilfred Owen

Wilfred Owen -- Britannica School (eb.com.au)

Poetry of WW1 resources from the First World War Poetry archive.

Home · First World War Poetry Digital Archive · Oxford community collections (omeka.net)

An article from The History Channel on how WW1 changed literature.

How World War I Changed Literature | HISTORY

An article from the State library of Queensland on Australian poetry written during ww1.

Poems From The War | State Library Of Queensland (slq.qld.gov.au)

Encyclopaedias

Click on the above image to go to Encyclopaedia Brittanica. From there you can access the Primary, Middle and High levels of Brittanica.

Brittanica online provides research materials including articles, images and videos.