About WWI

For the 380,000 African American soldiers who fought in World War I, Woodrow Wilson's charge to make the world "safe for democracy" carried life-or-death meaning.

Shortly after World War I, a white marble sarcophagus was erected in Arlington Cemetery where an unknown American soldier was laid to rest, representing all who not only gave their lives, but also...

World War I was not simply a conflict among European states but a global war among empires.

Dr. Michael Neiberg, historian and author of Dance of the Furies: Europe and the Outbreak of War in 1914, discusses a more nuanced approach to thinking about the "road to war," moving beyond the of...

The end of the First World War plunged the Ottoman Empire into a painful period of instability and uncertainty.

Award-winning historians Shawn Faulkner and Scott Stephenson of the U.S Army Command and General Staff College examine how the French and German high commands envisioned “the next great war,” and...

World War I catalyzed great changes in East Asia.

The dynamics of the Allied blockade, the ongoing escalation of German actions leading to the Battle of Jutland and the decision by the Germans to turn again to unrestricted submarine warfare as a to...

The airplane began the First World War as primarily a reconnaissance tool, but through the years of bitter fighting, it evolved quickly.

The significance of WWI on the eastern front is immense - three European empires crashed down as a result of the First World War and from the wreckage came the establishment of new nations.

In 1914, agriculture, industry and warfare formed a violent triad of destruction.

When the Great War erupted, the Ottoman Empire was already depleted from years of conflict in the Balkans and elsewhere.

American artists played an active and sometimes controversial role in helping their countrymen decide whether or not to intervene in the Great War.

This presentation focuses on American responses to the beginning of war in Europe in 1914.

Senior Curator Doran Cart discusses the Whitehead Torpedo on display at the Museum and Memorial, including its relationship to the famous musical The Sound of Music.