About WWI

On the afternoon of May 7, 1915, the British ocean liner RMS Lusitania was sailing off the southern coast of Ireland when a German submarine fired a torpedo at it – and struck.

History helps us understand the roots of our modern world.

Historian and scholar Dr. Christopher Rose sprints through the diplomatic, cultural and martial tangles that shaped the Middle East in the early 20th century.

1917 is the year during which the tide turned against the Ottoman Empire in the Middle East.

When did World War I begin? What countries were involved? When did it end?

Produced in 2017, this short video series explored the events that led the U.S. to enter World War I a century before, in 1917.

Produced in 2017, this short video series explored the events that led the U.S. to enter World War I a century before, in 1917.

Produced in 2017, this short video series explored the events that led the U.S. to enter World War I a century before, in 1917.

Produced in 2017, this short video series explored the events that led the U.S. to enter World War I a century before, in 1917.

Produced in 2017, this short video series explored the events that led the U.S. to enter World War I a century before, in 1917.

Produced in 2017, this short video series explored the events that led the U.S. to enter World War I a century before, in 1917.

Produced in 2017, this short video series explored the events that led the U.S. to enter World War I a century before, in 1917.

Occurring against the backdrop of World War I, one of history’s most deadly pandemics added to the horrors and devastation brought on by the conflict.

The contributions of American Indians to the war effort helped win the war and, in 1924, citizenship for all Indigenous peoples in the U.S.

In World War I, one out of every five soldiers in the U.S. Armed Forces was an immigrant. For some it was a path to citizenship.