WORLD WAR I - HISTORY ARTICLES

A truly global conflict that began in 1914, World War I was a devastating war that caused over 38 million civilian and military casualties. The war would last until 1918 and involved all of the major countries in Europe and other countries, such as: Canada, the United States and Australia.  Click below to learn more about specific topics related to World War I.
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CAUSES OF WORLD WAR I

​​|Long-term Causes of World War I

|Militarism as a Cause of World War I
|Dreadnought of World War I
​​|Empires of Europe in 1914
|Naval Race Before World War I

|Alliance Systems Before World War I
|Triple Alliance & World War I
|Triple Entente & World War I

|Imperialism as a Cause of World War I
​|First Moroccan Crisis
|Second Moroccan Crisis
​|Scramble for Africa

|Nationalism as a Cause of World War I
|Balkan Crisis Before World War I
|Balkan Powder Keg & World War I
|Bosnian Crisis of 1908
|First Balkan War
|Second Balkan War
|Black Hand & World War I
​|Pan-Slavism in World War I

|Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
|Austria-Hungary Delivers Ultimatum to Serbia
|July Crisis of World War I

BATTLES OF WORLD WAR I

​|Western Front in World War I
​|​Schlieffen Plan
|Battle of the Frontiers
|First Battle of the Marne
|Race to the Sea
​|First Battle of Ypres
​​|Second Battle of Ypres
​|Battle of the Somme
​|Battle of Verdun
​|Battle of Vimy Ridge
​|Battle of Passchendaele
|Battle of Château-Thierry
|Battle of Belleau Wood
|Battle of Saint-Mihiel
|Meuse–Argonne Offensive
|Hundreds Day Offensive

​|Eastern Front in World War I
​​|Battle of Tannenberg​
|Battle of Galicia

|Italian Front (Alpine Front) in World War I
|Battle of Caporetto

|Gallipoli Campaign in World War I

WEAPONS OF WORLD WAR I

​​|Weapons of World War I
|Airplanes in World War I
​|Machine Guns in World War I
​|Poisonous Gas in World War I
​|Propaganda of World War I
​|Submarines in World War I
|Tanks in World War I​

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NATIONS OF WORLD WAR I

​|Allied Powers of World War I
|Australia in World War I
|Britain in World War I
|Canada in World War I
|France in World War I
|Italy in World War I
​|Russia in World War I
​|United States in World War I

​|Central Powers of World War I
|Austria-Hungary in World War I
|Bulgaria in World War I
|Germany in World War I
|Ottoman Empire in World War I

UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I

|United States in World War I​
​|American Women in World War I
​|Harlem Hellfighters in World War I
|United States Home Front in World War I
​|Treaty of Versailles
|Woodrow Wilson
​|Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points​
|Why did the USA Join World War I?
|Zimmerman Telegram & USA Entry into World War I

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LIFE OF SOLDIERS IN WORLD WAR I

|Life of Soldiers in World War I​​
|Shell Shock in World War I
​|Excitement for World War I​
​​|Life in the Trenches of World War I
​|"In Flanders Field's" Poem
​|"Dulce et Decorum Est" Poem
​​|Christmas Truce of 1914
​​|Home Front of World War I
​|Main Parts of the World War I Trenches
|Propaganda in World War I
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PEOPLE OF WORLD WAR I

|Leaders of World War I
​|Franz Ferdinand
​|Gavrilo Princip
​|Red Baron
​|Vladimir Lenin
​​|Woodrow Wilson

OUTCOMES OF WORLD WAR I

​|Treaty of Versailles​
​|Significance of World War I
​​​|Why did Germany Lose World War I?

RELATED TOPICS

|Age of Imperialism
|Flu Pandemic of 1918 (Spanish Flu)​
|Russian Revolution
​|World War II

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WORLD WAR I - INFOGRAPHICS & MAPS

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WORLD WAR I - TEACHING RESOURCES

World War I Causes - PowerPoint with Cloze Notes (5 Causes!)

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World War I Weapons - Reading, Questions and Key (Gas, Tank, Plane, etc)

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World War I Life in the Trenches - Reading, Questions and Key (13 Pages!)

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World War I Causes - Reading, Questions, Chart and Key (21 Pages/5 Causes)

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World War I Weapons - PowerPoint with Cloze Notes (Tank, Plane, Gas, etc)

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