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Primary documents on events from 1914 to 1919 2007 425pp excerpt. International primary source documents in the university pennsylvania libraries collections and online sites. The library of congress is uniquely prepared to tell the story of the united states participation in the great war. World war i guide to online primary sources libguides at. Supported by over 500 historical sources from across europe, 50 newlycommissioned articles written by historians, teachers notes and more, this resource examines key themes in the history of world war one. This section of the website contains a collection of primary documents that document the course of the war via source often official government material. Differences in foreign policies were to blame, although the immediate cause was the assassination of austrias archduke ferdinand.
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This primary source set emphasizes the experiences of african american doughboys during the war while also highlighting how they were perceived by. The history faculty library produces a pdf guide to primary sources. I got the source from encyclopedia book on american history so i. Germany a comprehensive collection of primary source materials documenting germanys political, social, and cultural history from 1500 to the present. Primary sources pendergast, tom, pendergast, sara, slovey, christine on. World war i primary source set teacher resources library of. Primary sources drawn from the emergence of resistance movements in the 1980s, the events of 1989, and the immediate aftermath in eastern europe, with sources organized by country of origin. General wwi a selection of books e books available in trible library. The medical front, wwi all medical aspects, military and civilian, of world war one, the great war, including the flu pandemic of 19181919.
Other clues may be buried in the title, authorship, date of publication, etc. The medical front wwi medical history world war one. Recent revelations of european diplomacy 1940, 475pp summarizes memoirs of major participants. Gales primary source collections have brought teaching african diaspora history to life. This primary source is a speech given by the president to congress stating why america should enter the war. Access to a collection of world war i primary sources available in print. Sponsored links included here are archive documents signed in the late 1830s which bore relevance to the outbreak of war some 75 years later, as well as memos, letters, treaties and the.
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