HIS 328 The First World War

The United States World War One Centennial Commission and the National WWI Museum and Memorial are dedicated to educating the public about the causes, events and consequences of the conflict and we encourage the use of these resources to better understand the Great War and its enduring impact on the global community.
Students can view Online Exhibits and use their Resource Database of articles, lesson plans, and primary sources.

Smithsonian--exhibits, collections and past programs, includes war artists, uniformed women, advertising, and modern medicine.

Library of Congress--war timeline, multimedia, exhibit items, recorded webinars, lesson plans & teacher resources.

National Archives--1915 experiences with trenches, injury, training and service in Dardanelles, war technology, troop movements, conditions in France, medicine.
*Includes link for part II (1916-1918)

Library of Congress--bugle call to charge, chemical warfare, diary, disabled, machine gunners, anti-war league, geography & chronology

Digital Public Library of America--
images, text , video, sound, physical objects

National Archives--activities, photos, posters, documents

Library of Congress--In the Trenches; Above & Beyond the Battlefield:: stories, veterans database (browse by military branch, residence, race & ethnicity.)

New-York Historical Society--sample works displayed from a 2017 special WW i exhibit. Scroll down the page to see a link for a book map showing World War I sites of NYC.

World War I photos.