Soon after the outset of World War I, the poster, previously the successful medium of commercial advertising, was recognized as a means of spreading national propaganda with unlimited possibilities

Many thought World War I would be over in days, surely by Christmas. To many, Christmas was a time of peace and goodwill towards others, the celebration of the Prince of Peace.

Nursing played a crucial role during the First World War.

In 2010, the special exhibition Man and Machine: The German Soldier in World War I offered rare insight into the Great War by sharing stories from the German viewpoint.

From Irving Berlin’s draft registration card to the handwritten draft of the Balfour Declaration, this exhibition illustrates the lasting effects of World War I on the American Jewish population.

An abbreviated version of the exhibition featuring portraits of seven Holocaust survivors from Kansas City continued through Oct. 20 in front of the Museum and Memorial Main Entrance.

“Gassed,” which is on loan from the Imperial War Museums in the U.K., has been viewed by tens of millions of people since its completion.

The war saw a vast output of pictorial work that attempted to capture the harsh realities of fighting.