Name: _________________________________________ Date: _______________ Due Date: _________
WW1 Battle Research
From the list below you will choose one of the following battles from WW1 to research. Highlight
your selection
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Battle of Verdun, 1916
Battle of the Marne, 1914, 1918
Battle of Ypres, 1914, 1915, 1917
Battle of the Somme, 1916
Battle of Cambrai, 1917
Battle for Belleau Wood, 1918
Date and Location (country/town/city) of the battle
Countries that fought in the battle (belligerents)
First-hand account (primary source) from someone who was at the battle (soldier, news reporter,
civilian etc.)
● Website support:
○ World War I: Digitized Documents: https://library.dwu.edu/WWI_guide/digitized
○ 1914 Documents https://wwi.lib.byu.edu/index.php/1914_Documents
○ 1915 Documents https://wwi.lib.byu.edu/index.php/1915_Documents
○ 1916 Documents https://wwi.lib.byu.edu/index.php/1916_Documents
○ Belleau Woods primary source:
https://www.firstworldwar.com/source/belleau_pershing.htm
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Battle of Cambrai primary source
https://www.firstworldwar.com/source/cambrai_conandoyle.htm
The significance (importance) of the battle (Enough information to form five complete sentences):
Brief summary (overview) of the battle: (Enough information to form five complete sentences)
3 Citations: (Proper citation of the websites where you found information for the above items)
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla
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