Due to an increase in reported cases of the COVID‑19/Coronavirus in both the Kansas City metropolitan area and across the country, the National WWI Museum and Memorial will close at 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 14 and remain closed through Friday, April 24. Learn more ›

As American soldiers mobilized for war in the spring of 1918, a handful of army physicians began noticing a worrisome influenza moving among their soldiers. Often resulting in a deadly pneumonia, it struck down previously healthy young men, sometimes with surprising rapidity. Read more

Most women were barred from voting or serving in military combat roles at the start of WWI. Many saw the war as an opportunity to not only serve their countries but to gain more rights and independence. Read and learn more about the varying roles of women across the world in WWI. Read more