1. World War I
Topics for Extra Troops
Below you will see a list of available topics, broken down by nation, that are approved for you to write
about. The format is as follows:
Each topic paper needs to be a full page writing in your own words, not copy-paste.
For each topic, you will need to provide a brief history of the topic, answer the “who, what, where, when,
how” as well as provide your reflections on the topic itself.
Think of this like a longer version of a current event.
France
Trench Warfare
Battle of the Marne
Battle of the Somme
Battle of Verdun
Battle of the Frontiers
United States of America (USA)
President Woodrow Wilson
Lusitania
Zimmerman Telegram
League of Nations
Wilson’s 14 points
Great Britain (United Kingdom)
King George
Tear Gas
Treaty of Versailles
Second Battle of the Marne
Battle of the Falkland Islands
Battle of Jutland
Germany
Otto von Bismarck
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Schlieffen Plan
Paul von Hindenburg
Mustard Gas
U-boat
Weimar Republic
Russia (USSR)
Russian Revolution
Vladimir Lenin
Joseph Stalin
Leon Trotsky
Bolsheviks
Czar (or Tsar) Nicolas II
October Revolution
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Ottoman Empire
Triple Entente
Triple Alliance
Gallipoli Campaign
Greek Genocide
Battle of Gallipoli
Mustafa Kemal
Austria-Hungary
Franz Ferdinand
Franz Josef I
The Black Hand
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Italy
Battles of the Isonzo
Victor Immanuel III
Armistice of Villa Guisti
Battle of the Piave River
Great video documentary that focuses on the First World War on Youtube. The TV series was called “The
First World War” and it is a 10 episode series. The first episode that deals with the most interesting part,
how the war started, is called “To Arms.” Link is below
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zViwCUtQ5o&list=PLF99D52C080463C76
Also, there is a great HD series called “The World Wars.” Do the paper about an episode, talk with me,
earn points.