World War I

Page Updated December 2024

Archeology And The Great War Archaeology of the Great War is a poignant, highly interactive website exhibiting recent archeological discoveries from the Argonne region in eastern France, where French and German troops engaged in trench warfare during World War I. The French Ministry of Culture and Communication, in conjunction with French archeologists, archivists, and university faculty, created this website to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of the war.

Digital History: World War One Examines the war’s causes, the reasons why the United States intervened in the conflict, how American industry was mobilized for war, wartime propaganda and political repression, and the social changes and unrest produced by the war.

EyeWitness To History: WWI  A complete site on World War One.

First World War.com  Dedicated to the history of the First World War. Includes the Western Front today, timeline, battles, chemical warfare, photographs, diaries, and biographies.

First World War Covers Causes, Events and the Peace. From historyofwar.org.

Interactive WWI Timeline This entertaining and informative timeline from the National WWI Museum and Memorial will be a favorite with educators teaching the history of the 20th century. As a supplement to lesson plans and activities outlining the major developments of the war, the timeline brings events by integrating text, photos, drawings, maps, and videos.

War, Prosperity and Depression Covers the scope of WWI and it's aftermath.