US History Academic Standards
USH.3.2 Evaluate the long-term impact of America's entry into World War I on national politics, the economy, and society.
B. Analyze the impact of the war on the home front including the use of propaganda, women's increased role in industry, the marshaling of industrial production, and the Great Migration.
Oklahoma History Center Education Resources
E-Exhibit
Commerce in Oklahoma
World War I and the Art of War: WWI Posters from the Collection of Oscar Jacobson
The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture
Jim Bisset, "World War I"
William C. Meadow, "Code Talkers"
Lance Janda, "Women and the World Wars"
Linda D. Wilson, "War Bond Drive"
Lois Coleman, "Thirty-Sixth Infantry Division"
Nigel Anthony Sellars, "Green Corn Rebellion"
Mary Jo Watson, "Oscar Brousse Jacobson"
Research Center Resources
O. A. Hilton, "The Oklahoma Council of Defense and the First World War," The Chronicles of Oklahoma 20 (March 1942).
Audio/Visual
Photograph of 146 men, from Bryan County, OK, in Durant, OK before going to Camp Travis for Government Service. Photo by Truby Brothers, Durant, OK, ca. 1917. https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1618795/
Three World War I soldiers from Ardmore. https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1629950/
Photograph of Col. W.H. Hornaday escorting 100 World War I recruits to train followed by the Logan County Regt. State Guard, Guthrie, OK. https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1591396/
Photograph of grave markers for L to R: First LT. AJ Matheny, Chandler, OK, First Lt. Keith Lowery, Kingfisher, OK, First LT. Richard Harrison, Wewoka, OK. https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1623617/
Photograph of an American Red Cross Blood Drive https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1618279/
Online Primary Sources
"World War I Primary Sources, National Archives," DocsTeach
"The Great Migration Primary Source Set," Digital Public Library of America
"World War I Primary Sources," Library of Congress
Additional Resources
"Interactive WWI Timeline," The National WWI Museum and Memorial
"The Posters That Sold World War I to the American Public," Smithsonian magazine
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