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Brigham Young University: Wwi Document Archive: Wilson's War Message to Congress
Brigham Young University provides the full text of Woodrow Wilson's "War Message" which resulted in Congress passing the War Resolution, allowing the United States to enter World War I.
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Brigham Young U.: Wwi Document Archive: Wilson's First Lusitania Note to Germany
Read the text of a note sent to the German government by Woodrow Wilson protesting the sinking of the Lusitania.
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Brigham Young University: Wwi Document Archive: The Treaty of Portsmouth, 1905
This is the actual text from the Treaty of Portsmouth that ended the Russo-Japanese War.
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Brigham Young U.: Wwi Document Archive: u.s. Protests Against Maritime Warfare
Series of letters from U.S. Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan protesting British interference with neutral U.S. merchant ships, and a lengthy response from the British government.
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Brigham Young University: World War I Document Archive: Wilson on Sussex Case
President Wilson's remarks before Congress concerning the German sinking of the unarmed Channel steamer Sussex on March 24, 1916.
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Wwi Doc. Archive: German Discussions Concerning Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
Read this official German document, translated into English, from 1917 concerning the issue of unrestricted submarine warfare in World War I.
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Byu: Skimming and Scanning Lesson Plan
This site contains a lesson plan for teaching skimming and scanning to young adults and adults.
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Brigham Young University: Apa Reference Style
Good definition of what APA style is and why it is so important. Links to citation styles for journals, chapter, books, ERIC documents, & internet documents. Great reference!!
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The Dual Alliance Between Austria Hungary and Germany
A series of articles bringing Austria-Hungary and Germany together as allies.
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Wwi Archives: Commentaries on the Battle of Verdun: Lord Northcliff on Verdun
These are Lord Northcliffe's commentaries on the WWI Battle of Verdun, discussing the causes, phases, and results of this battle. (4 March 1916)
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World War I Document Archive: On the Nature of War, by Helmut Moltke (The Elder)
The text of a letter from Count Helmuth von Moltke, Chief of the General Staff of the German army, in 1880, to Johann Kaspar Bluntschli, an international law expert. Moltke wrote the letter in response to examining a handbook on war...
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Brigham Young University: Lee Library: Florence Nightingale: Life and Legacy
Online exhibit, with a variety of video presentations, letters, and a timeline, considers the life and contributions of the founder of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale.
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Anthem for Doomed Youth: Writers and Literature of the Great War, 1914 1918
The author of this site juxtaposes the causes and effects of World War I with the literature which was created in response to it.
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Ambulance No. 10: Personal Letters From the Front
Read the actual writings of a member of the ambulance corps during WWI. Includes a number of interesting photos and drawings.
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Byu: Scott's Official History: American Negro in the World War
This is the full text of a book about the military history of African Americans in World War I. Emmett J. Scott wrote this book in 1919 to detail the experiences of African American soldiers in World War I, covering such topics as...
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Library of Congress: Maps: Their Use by Overlanders
Did the settlers know where they were going when they headed west? This site gives an explanation of maps that were used during the westward movement.
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Byu: Wwi Document Archives: President Wilson's First Warning to the Germans
Text of President Wilson's First Warning to the Germans, February 10, 1915.
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Byu: Wwi Archive: Wilson's First Lusitania Note to Germany: May 13, 1915
This site contains the first Lusitania note sent to Germany by President Woodrow Wilson, under the signature of Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan, May 13, 1915.
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Byu: Wwi Document Archive: President Wilson's Protest to the Germans
The original text of President Wilson's Protest to Germany, July 21, 1915.
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Wwi Archive: 1916 Documents: Wilson on the Sussex Case
Site presents Wilson's decision regarding the Sussex case on war ships.
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Byu: Wwi Document Archive: President Woodrow Wilson's War Message
These are the original words of President Woodrow Wilson on his feelings about war when he addressed the Congress on April 2, 1917.
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Byu: Wwi Document Archive: Abdication of Nicholas Ii: March 15, 1917
This is an original document from 1917 stating the abdication of Nicholas II. It is translated into English but the Russian original is also available.
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Byu: Wwi Document Archive: The Black Hand: The Secret Serbian Terrorist Society
Discusses the birth of the Black Hand and the events leading up to the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand.
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Byu: War Department.: Keeper of Our Nation's Enemy Aliens During Wwi
Site from the World War I Document Archive and Brigham Yound University. Describes the imprisonment of German aliens and American citizens of German descent by the United States during World War I. This article comes from author Mitchel...