About WWI

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.

To influence public opinion in favor of the war, the U.S produced films, commissioned colorful posters, published pamphlets and recruited everyday Americans to “sell the war.” These efforts h

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.

The “home” that soldiers returned to after World War I was quite different than the one they left in 1917-1918.

Advocates of peace argued for the continuation of American neutrality. Objection to the war became identified as dangerous to the nation.

When World War I broke out in Europe in 1914, President Woodrow Wilson declared the U.S. neutral.

African Americans made substantial contributions in WWI, on both the front lines and the homefront.

During World War I, families displayed blue star flags in support of family members serving in the military. If the soldier passed, the blue stars were replaced by gold stars.

The task of feeding soldiers during WWI was enormous and the logistics staggering. For the first time in U.S. history, a trained military unit was responsible for supplying the troops.

American servicemen returned from the First World War only to find a new type of violent conflict waiting for them at home.