First World War
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- BBC: World War One From the BBC, this site has a lot of information on WWI including virtual tours of the trenches.
- First World War.com This site offers a lot of information about World War I including, biographies, causes of the war, battles, literature, and more.
- The First World War Provides an indepth look at the first World War with a chronology, battles, technology, political and military leaders, weapons, and more.
- First World War Poetry Archive Collects poems written by poets who served during World War I including Robert Graves and Wilfred Owen.
- The Great War: A Visual History From the American Battle Monuments Commission, describes how World War I began, battles and campaigns, and the effects of the war after the fighting ceased.
- The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century The companion website to the PBS documentary explores World War I with an interactive timeline, maps, interviews of historians, and summaries of episodes.
- The Great War Society's Learning and Research Center Provides links about World War I that are excellent for doing research.
- IWM: First World War London's Imperial War Museum presents this site that explores Britain's role in World War I.
- Lest We Forget Collects artifacts, letters, photographs, and other mementos from World War I, from the University of Oxford.
- Photographs from World War I: Memoir of Margaret Hall Collects the photographs taken by Margaret Hall depicting life in the trenches during the last few months of World War I.
- A Street Near You This site give you an idea how much of an impact World War I by mapping out those who died during the war as to where they lived.
- World War I Compiles eyewitness accounts and primary sources from events of World War I including the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, the Battle at Gallipoli, the sinking of the Lusitania, the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, and more.
- World War I Document Archive You can find a lot of primary sources about World War I here.
- World War I Ireland The National Library of Ireland investigate Ireland's role in World War I.
- World War I Propaganda Posters The University or North Carolina School of Education presents a collection of propaganda posters that were created when America was getting involved in the Great War.
- World War I: Trenches on the Web Contains biographies, maps, posters, timelines, and more about World War I.
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Causes |
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- The Assassination and Its Aftermath Describes the events leading up the death of Archduke Ferdinand and how the assassination resulted in war.
- Joint Address to Congress Leading to a Declaration of War against Germany Explains President Wilson's joint address to Congress requesting a formal declaration of war against Germany, includes images of the original document in the National Archives.
- Lusitania Online A comprehensive look at the British ship RMS Lusitania and its sinking by a German U-boat on May 7, 1915.
- Zimmerman Telegram - 1917 In 1917, British officials deciphered a telegram between German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmerman and German Minister to Mexico Heinrich von Eckardt offering American territory if Mexico joined Germany in the war. Contains images of the actual telegram and its decipher.
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Battles |
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- The Aerodrome: Aces and Aircraft of World War I Learn about the aircraft and the pilots who flew them during World War I.
- Battle of Jutland Documents the battle on the North Sea near Jutland, Denmark between the British and German fleets on May 31, 1916.
- Gallipoli Association Contains a comprehensive look at the Gallipoli Campaign including maps, biographies, list of warships involved, and more.
- Great War Archeology: France 1914-1918 Discover what life was like in the trenches of Argonne, France during World War I. Based on archaeological evidence dug on site.
- Lawrence of Arabia Portrays the life of T. E. Lawrence and his role in the Arab world during World War I, from PBS.
- Verdun and World War I Describes the clash between French and German troops in the French village of Verdun.
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Peace |
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- League of Nations Home Page Contains a photographic archive of the League of Nations with photos of people, assemblies, councils, and more; also includes a brief history and timeline.
- The Paris Peace Conference and Treaty of Versailles Discusses the Paris Peace Conference which led to the Treaty of Versailles and an official end to World War I.
- President Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points Tells about Wilson's 14 Points as his framework to peace and presents the full text of his speech to Congress on January 8, 1918.
- The Versailles Treaty, June 28, 1919 Presents the complete text of the Versailles Treaty ending World War I.
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