National History Day has engaged with several partners to commemorate the World War I Centennial. NHD has created (and is creating) resources to offer different perspectives on the war, engage...

The five treaties that ended WWI dramatically redrew the map of Europe and imposed harsh demands on the Central Powers. This article explores the terms of the treaties and how the Nazi Party was able...

What was the experience of European women during the First World War? Using primary sources, students will examine a wide variety of documents and artifacts that represent the experiences of European...

A departure from years of isolationist policies, the U.S. entry into WWI signaled a change in the way Americans thought and felt about the rest of the world - a change reflected in their fashion. In...

It is easy to forget music's power to sway public opinion. Examining popular music during World War I helps us understand the public's changing sentiments about the war effort from the pacifist song ...

A cheaper, light-weight alternative to wool and cotton materials that were either scarce or too expensive to afford in countries ravaged by the war, paper quickly became a popular fabric for garments...

What was life like as an aviator in WWI? Why did flyers agree to take on such a dangerous job in the war? As middle school students review primary sources and analyze a poem written by a Royal Flying...

This short article about the 1916 British film Battle of the Somme looks at its effectiveness in stirring public sentiment during the war. From Facing History and Ourselves, this article is part of a...

Discover how post-WWI society built the foundations of the Civil Rights Movement with this online content from the Smithsonian Institute's National Museum of African American History and Culture's...