World War I (History.com) The First World War (National Archives UK) First World War Encyclopedia (Spartacus Educational) The First World War in France (British Library) The French public yearned for revenge after the defeat of 1870, and for the return of the parts of Alsace and Lorraine lost to Germany.
There were international rivalries over colonies, naval power and empires in Europe. France had allied itself to Russia, and after the mobilisation of Russia on 30 July 1914, France also mobilised, on 1 August. The Great War Online Exhibition (National Archives UK) The Great War Timeline (PBS) A Guide to World War I Materials.
Compiled by Kenneth Drexler, Digital Reference Specialist The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material related to World War I, including photographs, documents, newspapers, films, sheet music, and sound recordings.
This guide compiles links to World War I resources throughout the Library of Congress Web site. In addition, this guide provides links to external Web sites focusing on World War I and a bibliography containing selections for both general and younger readers. Furthermore, as part of our commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the U.S. involvement in World War I, the Library of Congress has created a World War I portal to its extensive holdings on the subject of the war. Occupied France in World War I (The History Place) World War One (BBC History)