Articles

Vande Mataram in the USA

From The United States World War One Centennial Commission, this website looks at the experience of Indian-Americans during the First World War by juxtaposing the German-Indian Conspiracy Trials that...
US WWI Centennial Commission
Article

Unmanned Drones Have Been Around Since World War I

While drones may seem like a new phenomenon, the military began experimenting with unmanned aerial vehicles during World War I. This article by Jimmy Stamp from 2013 published in Smithsonian Magazine...
Smithsonian Magazine
Classroom Materials

U.S. Participation in the Great War

This introduction from the Library of Congress spotlights a number of primary sources documenting U.S. Participation in the First World War.
Library of Congress
Classroom Materials

What caused the United States to enter World War I?

In 1917, President Woodrow Wilson declared that neutrality in the Great War was "no longer feasible" and that the U.S. had to intervene to make the world "safe for democracy." What changed between...
Stanford History Education Group
Online Exhibtion

Top Tips For Managing Your Carrier Pigeons

Delivering messages during World War I was not an easy task. Communication lines were often damaged by artillery fire, so soldiers often relied on carrier pigeons to deliver messages. These eleven...
Imperial War Museums
Online Exhibition, Downloadable Lesson Plan

The Makin’s of a Nation: Tobacco & World War I

This multimedia online exhibition features maps, images, posters, advertisements, music and more to explore connections between WWI and the explosive growth of the cigarette industry.
The University of Alabama College of Health Sciences
Downloadable Lesson Plan and Presentation

Thinking Like a Historian: Artifacts and Trench Tales

As history becomes tangible, WWI will come alive in the classroom when students work with artifacts. Using their senses, observations, past knowledge and critical thinking skills students will learn...