About WWI

When did World War I begin? What countries were involved? When did it end? This page provides a brief summary of the important events and battles of the war, from the start of the conflict through the...

Produced in 2017, this short video series explored the events that led the U.S. to enter World War I a century before, in 1917.

Produced in 2017, this short video series explored the events that led the U.S. to enter World War I a century before, in 1917.

Produced in 2017, this short video series explored the events that led the U.S. to enter World War I a century before, in 1917.

Produced in 2017, this short video series explored the events that led the U.S. to enter World War I a century before, in 1917.

Produced in 2017, this short video series explored the events that led the U.S. to enter World War I a century before, in 1917.

Produced in 2017, this short video series explored the events that led the U.S. to enter World War I a century before, in 1917.

Produced in 2017, this short video series explored the events that led the U.S. to enter World War I a century before, in 1917.

Occurring against the backdrop of World War I, one of history’s most deadly pandemics added to the horrors and devastation brought on by the conflict. The 1918–1919 Influenza Pandemic, also known,...

The contributions of American Indians to the war effort helped win the war and, in 1924, citizenship for all Indigenous peoples in the U.S.

In World War I, one out of every five soldiers in the U.S. Armed Forces was an immigrant. For some it was a path to citizenship. For the nation it proved pivotal to a more inclusive definition of ...

When World War I broke out in Europe in 1914, President Woodrow Wilson declared the U.S. neutral. By 1917, President Wilson announced, “the world must be made safe for democracy” which brought the...

At around 11 a.m. today, two shots rang out from a street corner in the center of this city, mortally wounding the archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and...

When World War I began in July 1914, Italy was a partner in the Triple Alliance with Germany and Austria-Hungary, but decided to remain neutral. However, a strong sentiment existed within the general...

The Hundred Days Offensive was a series of attacks by the Allied troops at the end of World War I. Starting on August 8, 1918, and ending with the Armistice on November 11, the Offensive led to the...