Brigham Young University
Byu: Wwi Document Archive: Wilhelm Ii
The Harold B. Lee Library provides a biography of Kaiser Wilhelm II, who ruled Germany during World War I.
Brigham Young University
Byu: Wwi Document Archive: Peace Treaty of Versailles
This site contains the text of the covenant of the League of Nations from the Peace Treaty of Versailles.
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University: Wwi Document Archive: Americans Take Belleau Wood
This site from Brigham Young University provides an excerpt from "Current History" by Edwin L. James, a war correspondent for the New York Times. Describes the capture of the Bois de Belleau. (Published June 20, 1918)
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University: Wwi Document Archive: Constitution of the Black Hand
The Constitution of the Black Hand, or Constitution of the Ujedinjenje ili Smrt, is thought to have contributed to the outbreak of World War I. It was signed in Belgrade on May 9, 1911.
Brigham Young University
Wwi Document Archive: 'Black Hundreds' Anti Clerical Campaign / Lenin to Molotov
This site has the original text of a letter from Lenin to Molotov in 1922. It deals with the "Black Hundreds Anti-Clerial Campaign" -- the relationship between the government and the church at that time.
Other
Uboat.net: Imperial German Majesty's Uboats in Wwi
A Brief article describing the U-boat crisis of 1916 and the declaration of unrestricted submarine warfare
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ap Us History: 1890 1945: Us in Wwi: Presidency of Woodrow Wilson
Looks at Woodrow Wilson's actions and accomplishments as president from 1913-1921. Discusses his efforts to regulate the economy, fight corruption in business, and improve societal conditions. He also supported segregationist policies in...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ap Us History: 1890 1945: The Us in Wwi: The League of Nations
Discusses the background to establishing the League of Nations, its role in facilitating peace negotiations, and why it ultimately failed to prevent World War II. Explains why the United States never joined it and how the United Nations...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ap Us History: 1890 1945: The Us in Wwi: The Treaty of Versailles
Looks at the Treaty of Versailles, what its terms were, why America never ratified it or joined the League of Nations, why Germans grew to resent the burdens it imposed on them, and how this contributed to Hitler's rise to power....
Other
War Times Journal: Wwi Eastern Front
This site covers the eastern front of WWI from the initial Russian invasions to the eventual German advances and victories.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Wwi Impact on Soldiers, Families, and Land
Activity helps students to realize the impact WWI had upon soldiers, families, and land in Europe.
World War 1
Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: Wwi Timeline: 1879 1914: The Deadly Alliances
A timeline of the alliances in Europe prior to World War I.
Other
Www Virtual Library: Medical History of Wwi: Nurse Helen Fairchild
This story, told through letters home, is about Nurse Helen Fairchild, one of the brave women who played an important part in World War I. Includes pictures and illustrations of uniforms worn during that period.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Argumentative Writing/wwi & Wwii Unit
In this unit, students will gain background information on historic wars. Student will compare different media forms about these events, attend to different perspectives, research the unit's essential question, and then write an...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Causes of Wwi (An Introductory Lesson)
Lesson provides an overview of the four main causes of World War I.
Other
Wwi Document Archive: The Royal Navy in the Caspian Sea
An in-depth account of the role of the Royal British Navy during the Russian Civil War, 1918-1920. Provides a complete listing of ships and other units that were involved.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: May Wedderburn Cannan, Poet and Mi5 Employee in Wwi
May Wedderburn Cannan was a poet and writer - and also, during the the First World War, an employee of MI5. In these extracts from her autobiography, Grey Ghosts and Voices, Cannan remembers what it was like to be a poet in war time -...
A&E Television
History.com: The Wwi Origins of the Poppy as a Remembrance Symbol
The Remembrance Day symbolism of the poppy started with a poem written by a World War I brigade surgeon who was struck by the sight of the red flowers growing on a ravaged battlefield. From the devastated landscape of the battlefields,...
The Newberry Library
Newberry Library: World War I in u.s. Popular Culture
Learning module from the Newberry Library uses primary source materials to explore the impact of WWI on the American public and how WWI was promoted or criticized through the popular culture of the day. With questions for discussion.
Social Studies Help Center
Social Studies Help: Why Did the United States Enter World War One?
A set of lecture notes on the events leading to WWI and their impact on the United States. Although this site covers WWI, its main focus is the war in relation to America, and why they joined the war.
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: Age of Anxiety: Europe in the 1920's
This site provides text from a lecture that looks at European culture after WWI. Looks at the literary and artistic developments during and as a result of the war. With links to several biographical websites on authors and philosophers...
World War 1
Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: Armory: Gas Warfare
Detailed information on the use of chemicals as weapons during WWI. Includes images of soldiers wearing gas masks, an extensive list of chemicals and their effects, and links to further information on the Second Battle of Ypres and to...
Ibis Communications
Eye Witness to History: U Boat Attack, 1916
This article provides an overview of the use of submarines in WWI with many images. Contains the first-person account of a U-Boat commander's attack on a ship.
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation: The Destruction of the Armenians During World War I
Activity-based resource on the genocide and mass deportation of Armenians from Turkey during WWI. Students investigate whether the treatment of Armenians by the Turkish governmnet fits the definition included in the UN Genocide Convention.