World War I
Primary Sources and Online Teaching Activities about World War I
The First World War
The Great War. The War to End All Wars. World War I. Explore life on the homefront and life in the trenches “over there” through photographs, posters, draft cards, speeches and more.
Use this page to find primary sources related to the World War I, as well as document-based learning activities to share with your students.
COVER IMAGES
Left Column (Top to Bottom) The Famous 369th Arrive in New York City, Be Patriotic sign your country’s pledge to save the food, Zimmermann Telegram as Received.
Right Column (Top to Bottom) Personal Experience of World War I from Sgt. Ernst Beseler, British tank stalled in abandoned German trench, United States Food Administration Additional Directions to First Home Card, President Wilson’s Joint Address to Congress.
Primary Sources
Teaching Activities
Americans on the Homefront Helped Win World War I
African American Soldiers and Civil Rights During WWI
New Technology in World War I
The Zimmermann Telegram
