Interactive Timeline

Interactive WWI Timeline

The Interactive WWI Timeline on theworldwar.org lets you explore key events of the War through photos, audio recordings and video from the time.
Archived Article

Jackie the Baboon

The 3rd South African Infantry Brigade had a unique mascot, Jackie the Baboon. Jackie not only boosted morale among the soldiers, he also wore a uniform, marched, drew rations and warned his...
South African Military Veterans Organisation of Australasia
Research Guide

Lafayette Escadrille: American Aviators in World War I

The Lafayette Escadrille was a French flying squadron comprised of American volunteers. These volunteers captured the imaginations of the American public when local newspapers printed stories of their...
Library of Congress
Articles, Lesson Plans

Lawrence of Arabia: Battle for the Arab World

Created in 2003, this website is a companion to the PBS program Lawrence of Arabia, Battle for the Arab World. Though older, this site still includes multiple articles and lesson plans on the Arab...
PBS
Downloadable Lesson Plans, Primary Sources

Why did Congress reject the League of Nations?

At the end of World War I, President Wilson proposed the League of Nations as a way to facilitate international cooperation and avoid future wars. Other allied nations embraced the idea. However,...
Stanford History Education Group
Lesson Plan

League of Nations Fishbowl Debate

In this lesson plan geared for high school, students debate the question: Should the United States have ratified the Treaty of Versailles and Joined the League of Nations?...
Harry S Truman Presidential Library and Museum
Short Video

Legacy of WWI

The legacy of World War I in the United States and elsewhere is anything but simple. This short video from HISTORY® explores the varied consequences of World War I from the growth of the American...
HISTORY®
Primary Source Letter

Letter from Ho Chi Minh to Secretary of State Robert Lansing

Prior to his pivotal role in the Vietnam War, Nguyen Ai Quac (Ho Chi Minh) requested members of the Paris Peace Conference to consider the rights of Vietnamese people in French Indochina. His request...
National Archives
Primary Source Letter

Letter from Lutiant Van Wert to "Louise"

Former Haskell Institute student Lutiant Van Wert sent this letter to her friend Louise, who was still at the school. Van Wert describes her work as a volunteer nurse in Washington, DC, during the...
National Archives
Primary Source Letter

Records of the American Expeditionary Forces

The Choctaw Code Talkers used their own language as basis for a military code that was never broken. This 1919 letter from the Commanding Officer of the 142nd Infantry to the Commanding General of the...
National Archives
Primary Source Letter

Letter from the Syrian American Club of Boston

From the Arab American National Museum, this primary source letter from the Syrian American Club of Boston to a soldier provides a glimpse into the lives of Arab Americans during the war. Explore more...
Arab American National Museum
Downloadable Lesson Plan

Letters Home: Letters Inspired by Investigating WWI Photos

In this lesson, students research primary source photographs from World War I, to create a "letter home" to describe the scene, all while answering the following questions: "What can we learn about...
In collaboration with AncestryK12