World War I in the Middle East

FAIN: ES-281286-21

National World War I Museum and Memorial (Kansas City, MO 64108-4603)
Lora Vogt (Project Director: March 2021 to present)
Cherie Renee Kelly (Co Project Director: July 2021 to present)

A two-week, residential institute for 28 K-12 teachers on World War I in the Middle East and its impact on the region.

The Liberty Memorial Association, dba the National WWI Museum and Memorial (Museum and Memorial), with the University of Arizona Center for Middle Eastern Studies and support from the Duke-UNC Consortium for Middle East Studies, proposes a two-week, Level 1 Summer Institute (Institute) for 28 K-12th grade educators. An interdisciplinary humanities program, the Institute will go beyond the traditional Western-centered emphasis on diplomacy and troop movements, focusing instead on the enduring impact of World War I on the Middle East. The topics will include the impact of the war on Ottoman soldiers, the Middle Eastern home fronts, women’s issues, disease/public health, and the development of nationalist narratives in the Arab lands, in Turkey, and among Ottoman minority groups. The Institute, held at the Museum and Memorial, in Kansas City, Missouri, from July 10 to 22, 2022.

Associated Products

The Armenian Genocide: Origins, Factors and Repercussions (Public Lecture or Presentation)
Title: The Armenian Genocide: Origins, Factors and Repercussions
Abstract: The arrest of 250 Armenians in April of 1915 was the start of a massacre. That massacre helped inform the creation of a new word, genocide, in 1944. Join Dr. Bedross Der Matossian, Associate Professor of Modern Middle East Studies at the University of Nebraska and President of the Society for Armenian Studies as he explores the historical background, differing interpretations, the magnitude and the repercussions of the Armenian Genocide. This event, part of The World War I in the Middle East Summer Institute for K-12 Educators, has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Author: Bedross Der Matossian
Date: 07/12/2022
Location: National WWI Museum and Memorial
Primary URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru8nV0zf_Jw
Primary URL Description: YouTube page of the National WWI Museum and Memorial - recording of the live onsite/online public lecture.

WWI Changed Us: Health Threats and the World War (Public Lecture or Presentation)
Title: WWI Changed Us: Health Threats and the World War
Abstract: War creates chaos seen and unseen. During WWI, the Ottoman Empire suffered from casualties and contagions as conditions were optimal for the spread of disease. Sometimes borne among the fighting men, it soon found victims among civilians caught in war zones. Dr. Yücel Yanıkdağ, professor at the University of Richmond, examines the spread of several diseases that further devastated the Ottoman Empire beyond the battlefield. Whether 100 years ago or today, war creates conditions for the destructive spread of infection and disease. While the “long war” ended in 1922, its demographic and disease-related consequences continued for decades. This event, part of The World War I in the Middle East Summer Institute for K-12 Educators, has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. [Note - this will also be uploaded to the National WWI Museum and Memorial's YouTube channel in 2023]
Author: Dr. Yücel Yanıkdağ
Date: 07/19/2022
Location: Zoom and Facebook Live
Primary URL: https://fb.watch/hBDDYQtDmf/
Primary URL Description: Facebook (and Zoom) of the National WWI Museum and Memorial.

Educator Resource - WWI and the Middle East (Web Resource)
Title: Educator Resource - WWI and the Middle East
Author: Lora Vogt
Abstract: This webpage explores the impact of World War I on the Middle East, including 8th grade reading level descriptors of significant political, economic, and social changes that continue to shape the region. The webpage provides additional resources and curriculum support for educators to help students better understand the complexities of this historic event.
Year: 2023
Primary URL: https://www.theworldwar.org/learn/educator-resource/wwi-and-middle-east

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