FREE People of World War 1 Notebooking Unit

Published:
December 15, 2020

Bonnie Rose Hudson

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World War 1 is a fascinating and often under-studied time that was a vital part of modern history and greatly impacted many subsequent events. Help your students learn more about this critical time by studying 66 of its famous people with this FREE People of World War 1 Notebooking Unit

FREE People of World War 1 Notebooking & Research text with black and white image background of a man

This FREE People of World War 1 Notebooking Unit introduces students to kings and rulers, pilots, military commanders, and many more. 

For each person in this unit, students will get to record their: 

  • date and place of birth
  • date and place of death
  • country represented
  • significant contributions to World War I
  • other interesting facts about the individual’s life

A few of the individuals they will learn about include: 


  • Aleksey Alekseyevich Brusilov
  • Arthur Zimmermann
  • Charles Lanrezac
  • Charles Townshend
  • David Beatty
  • David Lloyd George
  • Douglas Haig
  • Dragutin Dimitrijević
  • Edmund Allenby
  • Erich von Falkenhayn
  • Ferdinand Foch
  • Franz Ferdinand
  • George Patton
  • Georges Clemenceau
  • Hans von Seeckt
  • Helmuth von Moltke
  • John J. Pershing
  • John Jellicoe

  • Joseph-Jacques-Césaire Joffre
  • King Albert I
  • Leopold, Graf von Berchtold
  • Manfred, baron von Richthofen
  • Max Hoffmann
  • Maximilian, Graf von Spee
  • Mikhail Vasilyevich Alekseyev
  • Mustafa Kemal (Atatürk)
  • Otto Liman von Sanders
  • Paul von Hindenburg
  • Robert Nivelle
  • Roger Keyes
  • Crown Prince Rupert of Bavaria
  • T.E. Lawrence
  • Crown Prince William of Germany
  • William II
  • Winston Churchill
  • Woodrow Wilson

 

Notebooking is a great way to encourage your students to develop independent research skills. If you want, you can even have your students make notes and record the sources they use, which is great practice for reports! 

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