About WWI

In this presentation from June 2015, Dr.

Learn the history of the Panthéon de la Guerre, once regarded as the largest painting in the world, in this video from the exhibition "Rearranging History: Daniel MacMorris and the Panthéon de la G

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.

A recent addition to the Museum and Memorial’s collection is a small fragment of fabric from the skin of the mighty Zeppelin L49, one of only two items from a Zeppelin in the Museum’s coll

Men work in the shadow of a dock, pushing and carrying war supplies from a ship’s hold onto a train boxcar; a bright background behind shows ships moored, a boom crane and a billowing American flag

What is a cootie? Ask a World War I soldier, and you’d get a much more serious answer about a much more serious problem than you might expect.

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.

World War I is known for introducing wartime innovations such as tanks and submarines, but the world’s armies still made plenty of use of “old-fashioned” technology.