US National Archives
Nara: Military Resources World War I
A compilation of resources on World War I from the National Archives and Records Administration, including links to external sites.
PBS
Pbs: The Great War: Chapter One: Explosion
Highlights from Chapter one of the series, "The Great War." Provides information on the explosion of war. Includes a video and commentary on German troops mobilizing for the war.
Other
The War Times Journal: The Grand Fleet
Selections from the war time memoirs of Admiral Jellicoe who was the British naval commander at the Battle of Jutland. These writings provide a glimpse into the use of British naval tactics at the naval battle.
Other
In Flanders Fields Museum
This museum in Ieper presents excellent information about World War I: The history of the First World War timeline, life at and behind the front, objects and the stories they tell, characters from the Great War, a virtual walk through...
Other
Greenfield History Site: Versailles Treaty Revision
A review sheet for the Treaty of Versailles giving the major points such as what were the three aim of the major countries such as France, England and the United States.
Other
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.
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.
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.
Digital History
Digital History: The United States Wwi
This site explains how Germany resuming unrestricted submarine warfare contributed to the US entering WWI. Site is well-written, informative, and contains great details.
Ibis Communications
Eye Witness to History: Gas Attack, 1916
This article provides a description of what a poison gas attack was like.
University of Virginia
Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Thomas Woodrow Wilson
AmericanPresident.org explores Thomas Woodrow Wilson "one of our nation's most influential and visionary presidents." Don't miss out on this comprehensive site.
Marxists Internet Archive
Encycopedia of Marxism: Russian Civil War
A well-written overview of the Russian Civil War beginning with the landing by the Japanese, written from a Marxist view.
Australian War Memorial
Australian War Memorial: 1918: Final Victory and Armistice
Part of a larger site focusing on the role of the Australians in France at the end of World War I, this page briefly describes the events leading up to the Armistice, and presents the responses of several Australian soldiers.
Imperial War Museums
Imperial War Museum: Gallipoli 1915: A Short History of the Dardanelles
Using historical documents and photos the battle of Gallipoli is traced.
Veterans Affairs Canada
Veterans Affairs Canada Dept.: The War of Attrition
A description of the pattern of warfare that developed in WWI-- the War of Attrition. Discusses how this affected the outcome of the war.
Made From Media
Made From History: Europe in 1914 First World War Alliances Explained
See actual illustrated maps form the time of World War I. On one side, see the dual alliance between Germany and Austria-Hungary, and on the other, the Triple Entente between France, Russia, and Great Britain.
Made From Media
Made From History: 20 Important People in the Build Up to the First World War
A collection of images of twenty figures who played key roles in the buildup to World War I.
Made From Media
Made From History: Who Declared War? Major Power Declarations of War, 1914
With the use of country flags and benchmark years, this clever illustration shows the declarations of war during the course of World War I.
Made From Media
Made From History: How the Assassination of Franz Ferdinand Can Still Be Felt
An infographic showing what historical trends and events were triggered by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914.
Made From Media
Made From History: What Time Was Archduke Franz Ferdinand Assassinated?
A brief recollection of the events surrounding the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand which was a catalyst to World War I.
Library of Congress
Loc: A Guide to World War I Materials
A web guide of links to World War I resources throughout the Library of Congress web site and beyond.
The History Cat
The History Cat: Causes of World War I
Summarizes the major causes for the outbreak of World War I.
National Archives (UK)
National Archive: The Great War: 1914 1918
Students can examine original sources and how these have been used to support different viewpoints and perspectives on the Great War.
World War 1
Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: La Grande Guerra: Caporetto a Fresh Look
Article takes a look at the 1917 Battle of Caporetto in which the Italian Army suffered one of the most stunning defeats of World War I.