A Short History of the Great War

Scholars examine the causes, the fighting, and the long aftermath of the Great War, from the July Crisis to its impact on Europe, the Middle East, and the rest of the world.

Søren Dosenrode

Speeches, letters, diaries, and war reports written by Americans who lived through World War I, from the 1914 outbreak to the fight over the League of Nations.

The Library of America

True stories of Britain's home front during the Great War, gathered by BBC journalists with the Imperial War Museums. Full of photos and firsthand accounts of families, workers, and towns at war.

BBC

A classroom resource that explains the main causes of World War I: alliances, imperialism, militarism, nationalism, and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Includes maps and activities.

Jennifer McCormick

Keynes's famous attack on the Treaty of Versailles, written after he quit the peace conference in 1919. It explains why a harsh peace on Germany would ruin Europe's economy.

John Maynard Keynes