These images from the collections of the Library of Congress document African American participation in the First World War.

In 1924, U.S. Congress agreed to pay a bonus for military service during the Great War, to be issued in 1945. Desperate to support their families during the Great Depression, veterans of all colors...

A series of animated maps on the historical events and movements of armed forces throughout the World War I in all major battlegrounds, including the Dardanelles, naval engagements, Balkan campaigns,...

This online article by Evan Andrews for HISTORY® looks at the life and death of the infamous Mata Hari. The Dutch woman, born Margaretha Zelle, desired a life of adventure which led to an early...

Why did fighting stop in World War I? How did Europe (and the rest of the world) move forward once it was no longer at war? Students grades 5-9 will discover how the Treaty of Versailles brings an end...

The Christmas Truce, Winter 1914 is an online exhibition from the National WWI Museum and Memorial. Read essays by noted historians and explore firsthand accounts from soldiers themselves. Then decide...

The Chinese Labour Corps and its work is described in this article from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, along with information about the cemeteries in France that serve as many members' final...

The decisive naval battle that the Royal Navy had hoped for did not happen during World War I, but another naval strategy slowly but surely ground the German economy down. The Great War YouTube...

Part 2 of a video series on World War I, this 7 minute film covers the start of the war and the Schlieffen Plan. In August 1914, the nations of Europe march enthusiastically to war. Capturing the mood...

The Library of Congress provides a sampling of articles from historic newspapers on the assassination of the Archduke and the events that followed. All the linked articles and many more are searchable...