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Oxford Aasc: Focus on African Americans in World War I
Read this brief essay about the African Americans who volunteered to serve during World War I, four thousand of whom fought alongside the French. Included is a photo essay with twelve photographs with descriptions.
Other
Ernest Hemingway in His Times : A Farewell to Arms
This brief exhibit provides some interesting details about the origin of the novel and its adaptations over time.
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Coles County History: World War I on the Homefront of Coles County
An overview of one county in Illinois as it prepared for World War I.
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Charles Sturt Univ.: Military Plans & the 1st World War
The plans of most WWI involved countries are examined, including the German Schlieffen Plan and the French Plan XVII.
Other
French Writers of the Great War
This brief article gives a good overview of major writers in France during the Great War. There are not, unfortunately, any links to the works discussed.
Emory University
Emory University: Lost Poets of the Great War
This marvelous site offers a chronology of WWI, an assessment of its cost to society, and links to such poets as Rupert Brooke and Wilfred Owen. Has a plethora of information on the war.
Other
Genocide Education Project: Armenian Genocide Resource Library for Teachers
Resources for teaching about genocide, particularly the Armenian genocide.
Emory University
Emory University: Sargent's Painting "Gassed"
Emory University provides a description and image of Sargent's painting "Gassed." Provides an artistic depiction of World War I.
American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: Woodrow Wilson: War Message
This is the text of President Woodrow Wilson's speech to Congress on April 2, 1917, asking them to declare war on Germany thereby, entering World War I.
Other
Eldritch Press: Three Soldiers by John Dos Passos
This is the actual text of the novel in a free, online version. Read it online or print it out.
Mount Holyoke College
Mount Holyoke College: The Balkans' Lethal Nationalism
This article by historian William Hagan, "The Balkans' Lethal Nationalisms," (Foreign Affairs 78, no. 4 (July 1999), traces the background for the then contemporary conditions in Kosovo.
Mount Holyoke College
Mount Holyoke College: The Bosnian Crisis of 1908 1909
Step-by-step description of the development of the Bosnian Crisis is provided here.
Mount Holyoke College
International Relations: American Protest Over the Sinking of the Lusitania
Text of a statement by William Jennings Bryan protesting the sinking of the Lusitania by German U-boats.
Library of Congress
Loc: The Stars and Stripes, 1918 1919: The American Expeditionary Forces
A good overview of the development and training of the troops in the American Expeditionary Forces as they left the U.S. to fight in Europe.
Then Again
Then Again: Web Chron: Ferdinand Assassination
This descriptive article from the North Park University highlights the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand in 1914.
Other
Lebendiges Museum Online: 1918 Chronik
This site, which is provided for by the Lebendiges Museum Online, gives a chronicle of events in the year 1918. The site is written in German.
Other
Europeana: Collections: 1914 1918
Great source of cultural heritage that explores stories, films and historical material about the First World War. Europeana 1914-1918 mixes resources from libraries, galleries, museums, and archives across the globe with memories and...
Other
Cincinnati Arts Association: Wwi German Soldier [Pdf]
This study guide in pdf was originally designed to accompany a specific artist-in-the-schools outreach program. The guide covers the causes of WWI, the course of the war, Germany during WWI, the treaty of Versailles, the armor of a...
Ibis Communications
Eye Witness to History: Battle at Gallipoli, 1915
This article offers a detailed description of the Battle at Gallipoli in 1915 during WWI. Includes maps and photos.
Ibis Communications
Eye Witness to History: Gas Attack, 1916
This article provides a description of what a poison gas attack was like.
Other
One Man's Initiation: 1917
Need to find a chapter of Dos Passos' book in a hurry? This is the full-text version, available for free from this site. Also available to download as a zipped file.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Tom Swift and His Air Scout by Victor Appleton
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. One work is Tom Swift and His Air Scout, an adventure multi-chapter book from 1919, written by the ghost writer Victor Appleton. In this book's quest, the main character...
IQ Site
Iq Study Activities: Interactive Quizzes: World War I
One hundred multiple-choice questions to test your knowledge of World War I. See your final score at the end of the quiz.
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: World War 1
Learning module on World War One with links to resources such as museums and videos on WWI soldiers, songs and general historical information.