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Survey Articles (Regional)

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Canada
By J. L. Granatstein
The Dominion of Canada automatically went to war in August 1914 when Britain did…
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Newfoundland
By James K. Hiller, Mike O'Brien
Newfoundland entered the Great War with great enthusiasm, but was unprepared for…
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United States of America
By Jennifer D. Keene
The American debate over neutrality ended when Woodrow Wilson decided in April 1…
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Regional Thematic Articles

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African American Soldiers (USA)
By Pellom McDaniels III
The beginning of the First World War signaled a rise in tensions within the Unit…
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Bereavement and Mourning (USA)
By Richard Allen Hulver
This article explains the ways that the United States mourned and remembered its…
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Between Acceptance and Refusal - Soldiers' Attitudes Towards War (Canada)
By Nathan Smith
This essay organizes its discussion of soldiers’ reactions to war into three sec…
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Between Acceptance and Refusal - Soldiers' Attitudes Towards War (USA)
By Edward A. Gutiérrez
This article examines coercion and consent within the First World War – why did …
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Centenary (Canada)
By Geoffrey Bird
This paper explores Canada’s response to the Great War centenary of 2014-2018, s…
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Centenary (USA)
By Ross Wilson
The centenary of the First World War brought greater focus on how the war was re…
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Civilian and Military Power (Newfoundland)
By Melvin Baker
A government-appointed civilian organization, the Newfoundland Patriotic Associa…
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Civilian and Military Power (USA)
By Nancy Gentile Ford
During World War I, an unprecedented civil-military relationship developed among…
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Commemoration and Cult of the Fallen (Canada)
By Jonathan F. Vance
Some 70,000 Canadians died while in military service during the First World War,…
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Commemoration and Remembrance (USA)
By Steven Trout
From 1919 through the early 1920s, Americans energetically memorialized their ro…
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Commemoration, Cult of the Fallen (Newfoundland)
By Sean T. Cadigan
In Newfoundland, the cult of the fallen followed the military disaster that befe…
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Dominions’ Military Relationship to Great Britain 1902-1914 (British Dominions)
By Steve Marti
The dominions of Australia, Canada, Newfoundland, New Zealand, and South Africa …
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Ethnic Minorities at War (USA)
By David Laskin
The First World War was a watershed experience for the ethnic minorities who had…
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Film/Cinema (USA)
By Leslie Midkiff DeBauche
The American film industry became a cultural and business powerhouse during Worl…
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French Canada and the War (Canada)
By Mélanie Morin-Pelletier
In 1917, with tens of thousands of Canadian soldiers killed and wounded, the end…
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Governments, Parliaments and Parties (Canada)
By David MacKenzie
This article examines the shifting nature of Canadian federal politics during th…
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Governments, Parliaments and Parties (USA)
By Ross Kennedy
This essay analyzes domestic politics in the United States during World War I, f…
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Historiography 1918-Today (Canada)
By Amy J. Shaw
Canada’s historiography of the First World War has tended to emphasize the war a…
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Historiography 1918-Today (USA)
By James S. Price
This essay covers the historiography of military, political, social, and cultura…
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Indigenous Experience of War (British Dominions)
By Noah Riseman, Timothy C. Winegard
Policymakers in the British Dominions of Australia, Canada, Newfoundland, New Ze…
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Indigenous Experiences of War (USA)
By Matthias Voigt
In 1917, as America entered into the Great War, Indigenous responses to the war …
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Internment (Canada)
By Donald H. Avery
How did Canada, as a self-governing country within the British Empire, deal with…
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Labour Movements, Trade Unions and Strikes (Canada)
By Brad St. Croix
Canadian labour’s position at the beginning of the First World War was weak in r…
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Labour Movements, Trade Unions and Strikes (USA)
By Paul Michel Taillon
Wartime mobilization in the United States involved supportive federal government…
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Literature (USA)
By Mark Whalan
This article surveys the major fiction, drama, and poetry connected with World W…
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Making Sense of the War (USA)
By Branden Little
Americans comprehended the First World War as a disaster. Their understandings o…
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Naval Warfare (USA)
By Paul G. Halpern
The United States Navy made its greatest contribution to the Allies by providing…
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Organization of War Economies (USA)
By Erika Cornelius Smith
Before the beginning of World War I in Europe, the US enjoyed a sizeable industr…
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Post-war Societies (USA)
By Adam J. Hodges
World War I transformed the United States in so many important ways that it is c…
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Press/Journalism (USA)
By Alisa Miller
In the United States, the press played a key role in shaping public opinion towa…
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Pre-war Military Planning (Canada)
By James A. Wood
In the years leading up to the Great War, Canadian military planning was driven …
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Pre-war Military Planning (USA)
By Mitchell Yockelson
During the two and a half years leading up to America’s entry into World War I, …
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Propaganda at Home (USA)
By Robert A. Wells
This article examines the role and activities of the Committee on Public Informa…
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Recording the Experiences of War: Personal Accounts of World War I (USA)
By Edward G. Lengel
The experiences of American soldiers, uniformed noncombatants, and civilians on …
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Recruitment and Conscription (Canada)
By Christopher Sharpe
Critical analysis of Canada’s recruitment for the war effort can be grouped arou…
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Religion (USA)
By Jonathan H. Ebel
This article charts the contours of the Great War as an American religious exper…
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Science and Technology (Canada)
By Andrew Iarocci
Canada’s overseas military forces fought in the Great War under British Army com…
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Science and Technology (USA)
By Charles E. Heller
The United States entered the First World War unprepared to deploy its army on c…
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Social Conflict and Control, Protest and Repression (USA)
By Lon Strauss
The United States Congress passed the Espionage Act on 15 June 1917. The Act all…
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The Home Front (Newfoundland)
By Terry Bishop Stirling
The social, political, and economic significance of Newfoundland’s dominant indu…
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War Aims and Peace Discussions (USA)
By John Milton Cooper
From the outbreak of World War I, Woodrow Wilson pursued two goals: a non-puniti…
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Warfare 1914-1918 (Canada)
By Dean F. Oliver
Canada’s large-scale contribution to the Great War generated wartime pride and p…
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Warfare 1914-1918 (Newfoundland)
By Melvin Baker
In 1914 Newfoundland raised and maintained a regiment that over the next four ye…
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Warfare 1917-1918 (USA)
By Mark E. Grotelueschen
In 1917 and 1918, the United States raised the largest combat force in its histo…
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War Losses (Canada)
By Tim Cook, William Stewart
The Canadian casualty figures are difficult to determine in part because of inco…
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War Losses (USA)
By Carol R. Byerly
American losses in World War I were modest compared to those of other belligeren…
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Women's Mobilisation for War (Canada)
By Sarah Glassford
Canadian women responded to and experienced the Great War in ways ranging from p…
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Women's Mobilization for War (Newfoundland)
By Terry Bishop Stirling
During the First World War, Newfoundland women provided comforts and nursing ser…
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Women's Mobilization for War (USA)
By Kimberly Jensen
Many American women claimed a more complete female citizenship through voluntary…
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Encyclopedic Entries

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Addams, Jane
By Kathi Badertscher
Jane Addams co-founded Hull House, the most famous of America’s 400 social settl…
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American Expeditionary Forces
By Harold Allen Skinner Jr.
Beginning in April 1917, the United States (US) army rapidly transformed from a …
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Austro-Hungarian Enemy Aliens (USA)
By Nicole M. Phelps
Austrian and Hungarian citizens working in war-related industries were exempt fr…
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Baker, Newton D.
By Jessica L. Adler
A lawyer, Progressive, and pacifist, Newton Baker was U.S. Secretary of War duri…
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Barbed Wire
By Alan Krell
Invented in France in 1860, barbed wire was further developed in the United Stat…
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Barkley, John Lewis
By Steven Trout
John Lewis Barkley grew up in west-central Missouri, where he became a skilled o…
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Baruch, Bernard Mannes
By Gates Brown
At the beginning of World War I, Bernard Baruch was one of the most famous Wall …
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Bryan, William Jennings
By Luke Schleif
Williams Jennings Bryan was a powerful Democratic politician, from his emergence…
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Bullard, Robert Lee
By Martin T. Olliff
Robert Lee Bullard, born in Alabama and educated at West Point, served in the U.…
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Bureau of Investigation
By William H. Thomas, Jr.
During the First World War, the Bureau of Investigation, a division of the U.S. …
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Camouflage
By Cécile Coutin
A technique of concealment and protection, a means to deceive but not kill, camo…
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Close Combat Weapons
By Markus Pöhlmann
The basic tactical question for all military powers prior to 1914 was how to app…
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Conner, Fox
By Steven Rabalais
Brigadier General Fox Conner served as Chief of Operations (G-3) of the American…
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Conscientious Objectors
By Luke Schleif
During World War I, many conscription age-men sought exemptions from combat duty…
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Creel, George
By John T. Broom
George Creel is most famous as Chairman of the Committee on Public Information (…
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Dada
By Josepha Laroche
Dada, a transnational movement of artists, was founded in Zurich in 1916. It dis…
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Daniels, Josephus
By Daniel E. Worthington
Josephus Daniels was United States secretary of the Navy from 1913–1921. He demo…
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Debs, Eugene V.
By Kyle Anthony
As a socialist, Eugene Debs unsuccessfully ran for president four times. He serv…
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Dickman, Joseph T.
By Derek Varble
Major General Joseph T. Dickman’s lengthy U.S. Army career entailed significant …
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Donovan, William J.
By Benjamin F. Jones
A New York National Guard officer, attorney, and Medal of Honor recipient, Willi…
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Drum, Hugh Aloysius
By Andrew J. Forney
Hugh Drum played an integral role planning the deployment of the American Expedi…
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Du Bois, W.E.B.
By Nicholas Michael Sambaluk
W.E.B. Du Bois, sociologist, historian, and socialist, promoted African American…
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Empire
By Erez Manela
World War I was not simply a conflict among European states but a global war of …
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Feminist Pacifism
By Annika Wilmers
A minority section of the women’s movements opposed World War I and organized th…
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"Ford Division"
By Nicholas J. Steneck
A division within the Committee on Public Information (CPI), the Ford Division, …
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Fosdick, Raymond B.
By Joseph W. Ryan
Raymond Blaine Fosdick served as the Chairman for the Commission on Training Cam…
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Foulois, Benjamin
By Douglas Kennedy
Benjamin Delahauf Foulois was a founder of United States military aviation. He w…
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Fourteen Points
By Chris Thomas
The Fourteen Points were U.S. President Woodrow Wilson’s post World War I bluepr…
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Freedom of the Seas
By James Leroy Young, Jr.
“Freedom of the seas” was the early 20th century idea that the world’s oceans se…
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Garfield, Harry Augustus
By Kenna Lang Archer
Harry Garfield worked in a number of civic positions during his life. When the U…
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Garrison, Lindley M.
By Edward Salo
Lindley Garrison was a prominent lawyer and politician from New Jersey who rose …
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Gregory, Thomas Watt
By Gregory W. Ball
Thomas Watt Gregory served as Attorney General of the United States during World…
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Hemingway, Ernest
By Alex Vernon
Ernest Hemingway was an American who served as a Red Cross ambulance lieutenant …
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Holmes, Oliver Wendell
By Kenna Lang Archer
After working first as a lawyer and legal scholar, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. ac…
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Hoover, Herbert
By Robert Shafer
Herbert Hoover obtained political prominence during World War I through his role…
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House, Edward Mandell
By Gates Brown
Edward House was an advisor to President Woodrow Wilson. He aided Wilson in dipl…
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House of Morgan
By Kathryn Kemp
An international banking and brokerage house, J. P. Morgan & Company came to wor…
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Ideologies of Sport
By Ansgar Molzberger, Stephan Wassong
At the beginning of the 20th century, two different systems of exercise and trai…
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Infantry
By Jeffrey LaMonica
The First World War precipitated a revolution in infantry tactics that changed t…
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Jabotinsky, Vladimir
By Arie M. Dubnov, Brian Horowitz
Russian-Jewish author, playwright, journalist, orator, and political activist; c…
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Lansing, Robert
By Nicholas J. Steneck
Robert Lansing served as U.S. Secretary of State from June 1915 until February 1…
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Lejeune, John Archer
By Charles P. Neimeyer
Major General John Archer Lejeune was the 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps. D…
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Liggett, Hunter
By Daniel E. Worthington
Hunter Liggett was a general in the U.S. Army. He commanded the Forty-First Infa…
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Lodge, Henry Cabot
By Jennifer Madeline Zoebelein
Henry Cabot Lodge was a Republican senator from Massachusetts. Close friend to T…
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Lusitania, Sinking of
By Chelsea Autumn Medlock
On 7 May 1915, a German U-boat fired a torpedo into the RMS Lusitania, sinking h…
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MacArthur, Douglas
By Edward Salo
General Douglas MacArthur was a career Army officer and an American military lea…
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Machine Gun
By Paul Cornish
Between 1914 and 1918, the machine gun played an ever-increasing role on the bat…
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March, Peyton Conway
By Jared M. Tracy
General Peyton C. March developed the role and prominence of the relatively new …
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Marshall, George Catlett
By Rob Havers
General George Catlett Marshall served in France with the American Expeditionary…
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Max Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook
By Geoffrey Hayes
This article offers a brief survey of the Canadian-born newspaper baron, Max Ait…
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McAdoo, William Gibbs
By Jon Huibregtse
William G. McAdoo was an American politician and businessman. During World War I…
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Military Board of Allied Supply
By Ian M. Brown
The Military Board of Allied Supply, formed in mid-1918, attempted to centralize…
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Mitchell, William
By Douglas C. Waller
In World War I, Brigadier General William “Billy” Mitchell of the American Exped…
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Morgenthau, Henry, Sr.
By Harold Allen Skinner Jr.
Naturalized American lawyer, real estate investor, and Jewish activist, Henry Mo…
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Music
By Akeo Okada
The First World War fundamentally changed the course of 20th century music. The …
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Nolan, Dennis E.
By Mark Stout
Dennis E. Nolan was the chief intelligence officer for the American Expeditionar…
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Palmer Raids
By Charlene Fletcher Brown
The Palmer Raids were efforts by the United States Department of Justice to arre…
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Patton, George Smith
By Christopher Michael Redgraves
George Smith Patton was an American military leader. He began his career as a ca…
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Paul, Alice
By Wesley Reid Bishop
Alice Paul was an American suffragist and political rights activist. Jailed repe…
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Pershing, John J.
By Andrew J. Forney
John J. Pershing led all American forces during World War I. He emphasized staff…
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Petroleum
By Oliver Gliech
In World War I, the mobility of troops was of major strategic importance. New tr…
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Practice of Sports
By Ansgar Molzberger
During World War I, sport competitions became very popular amongst the soldiers …
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Prager, Robert
By Derek Varble
In April 1918, Robert Prager, the only German immigrant to the United States kno…
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Prostitution
By Journey Steward
Prostitution was considered among the most important societal problems facing ci…
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Racism in the Armed Forces (USA)
By Debra J. Sheffer
Black Americans served in the First World War, fighting for democracy both abroa…
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Rationing (USA)
By Robert Shafer
One of the central problems nations faced during the war was procuring necessary…
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Red Scare
By Matthew F. Simmons
The Red Scare was a period of heightened fear of radicalism in the United States…
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Rickenbacker, Eddie
By Sean Seyer
America’s “ace of aces,” Eddie Rickenbacker received the Distinguished Service M…
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Rifles
By Dieter Storz
The rifle was by far the most common weapon used in the world war. When the majo…
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Rubber
By Oliver Gliech
During World War I, motor vehicles took on a key role as transport facilities fo…
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Selective Service Act
By Michael Geheran
The Selective Service Act of 1917 was the official name of the military draft si…
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Siberian Intervention 1918-1922
By Paul Dunscomb
Woodrow Wilson proposed a joint intervention with Japan to “rescue” the Czech le…
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Sims, William Sowden
By Chuck Steele
William Sims was the American admiral sent to assess the state of naval affairs …
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Social Darwinism
By Kathi Badertscher
Social Darwinism was an intellectual movement of the late 19th and early 20th ce…
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Stars and Stripes (newspaper)
By Joshua Akers
Based in Paris, the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) newspaper, Stars and Str…
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Stereotypes
By Vanessa Ther
This article summarises the main wartime stereotypes that defined war propaganda…
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Summerall, Charles Pelot
By Jared M. Tracy
U.S. Army Chief of Staff General Charles P. Summerall enjoyed a distinguished mi…
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Supreme War Council
By Elizabeth Greenhalgh
The Supreme War Council was an Allied administrative organisation, created by th…
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Sussex Pledge
By Simone De Santiago Ramos
In May 1916, the German government issued a pledge to the United States that the…
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Tanks and Tank Warfare
By Michael David Kennedy
World War I introduced new technologies and doctrine in a quest to overcome the …
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Theater at the Front
By Emmanuelle Loubat
Whether on the Western or Eastern Front, by German, French, British, Canadian, A…
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The Spirit of ‘76
By Mark Levitch
In 1918, producer Robert Goldstein was convicted and imprisoned under the Espion…
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Trench Art
By Paul Cornish
"Trench Art" is a genre of folk art comprised of items created in wartime, or fr…
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U.S. Race Riots
By Charlene Fletcher Brown
A race riot is a mob-related domestic disturbance in which specific racial group…
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Volunteer Ambulance Services (USA)
By Patrick Gregory
While the United States remained a neutral power up to April 1917, American volu…
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War Bonds
By Steffen Bruendel
The governments of all belligerent countries issued special loans to finance the…
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War Industries Board
By Benjamin R. Beede
Like the other warring nations, the United States had to organize its industries…
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Washington Conference 1921-1922
By Tadashi Nakatani
The Washington Conference was held from November 1921 to February 1922 with the …
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Whitlock, Brand
By Branden Little
Brand Whitlock served as the U.S. minister and ambassador to Belgium from 1914–1…
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Whittlesey, Charles White
By Susan Bragg
Lieutenant Colonel Charles Whittlesey served in a unit of the U. S. Army’s 77th …
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Wiegand, Karl Henry von
By Norman Domeier
Karl Henry von Wiegand was the leading American foreign correspondent during the…
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Wilson, Woodrow
By Mark E. Benbow
Thomas Woodrow Wilson was the twenty-eighth president of the United States (1913…
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Wireless Telegraphy
By Heidi J.S. Tworek
Wireless telegraphy became an integral part of warfare on the ground, in the air…
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York, Alvin Cullum
By Harold Allen Skinner Jr.
A prewar blacksmith and farmer from rural Tennessee before his induction into th…
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Alliance System 1914
By Günther Kronenbitter
Alliances were an important feature of the international system on the eve of Wo…
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Bereavement and Mourning
By Manfred Hettling, Tino Schölz
In the modern era, new forms of mourning and meaning-making for fallen soldiers …
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Between Acceptance and Refusal - Soldiers' Attitudes Towards War
By André Loez
Soldiers’ attitudes towards the Great War are a controversial issue, as they pro…
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Caricatures
By Eberhard Demm
This article presents cartoonists as patriotic propagandists mobilizing their pe…
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Centenary (Computer Games)
By Chris Kempshall
The First World War centenary saw an emergence of new portrayals of the conflict…
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Centenary (Education, Pedagogy, Youth Programs)
By Catriona Pennell
The centenary of the First World War revealed palpable anxieties around a loss o…
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Centenary (Historiography)
By Jost Dülffer
Innovative historical scholarship played an important role in the shaping of mem…
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Centenary (Internet)
By Lorna M. Hughes, Ian G. Anderson
The centenary events surrounding the First World War have produced a significant…
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Centenary (Libraries)
By Matthew Shaw
Libraries (local, specialist, and national) contributed in numerous and importan…
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Centenary (Visual Arts)
By Paul Gough
The commemorative period between 2014 and 2018 was marked globally by numerous e…
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Children and Youth
By Andrew Donson
Mass conscription recast relationships in families, raised minors’ potential as …
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Civilian and Military Power
By Lawrence Sondhaus
By 1914 the leading states had succumbed to varying degrees of militarism, subor…
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Civilian Morale
By Matteo Ermacora
This article deals with civilian morale during the First World War. Between 1915…
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Commemoration, Cult of the Fallen
By Stéphane Tison
The First World War ushered in an unprecedented wave of commemorations. Mass dea…
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Controversy: The Media's Responsibility for Crises and Conflicts in the Age of Imperialism
By Peter Geiss
The article discusses the role of the media in the complex international process…
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Controversy: Total War
By Daniel Marc Segesser
Total war is a controversial term used in the past by politicians, publicists an…
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Controversy: War-related Changes in Gender Relations: The Issue of Women’s Citizenship
By Birgitta Bader-Zaar
The idea that World War I was a watershed in gender relations has pervaded both …
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Demobilization
By Gearóid Barry
The end of fighting in 1918 raised hopes for swift and equitable military demobi…
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Destruction of the Ecosystem
By Tait Keller
This article examines the First World War’s ecological impact and shows that pro…
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Drugs
By Łukasz Kamieński
Throughout history, intoxicants were an important part of the war experience. Th…
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Enemy Aliens and Internment
By Matthew Stibbe
The internment of enemy aliens in the First World War was a global phenomenon. C…
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Espionage
By Emmanuel Debruyne
During the entire war, warring powers used the “secret war” to try to break the …
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Film/Cinema
By Roger Smither
The First World War played a significant role in the evolution of film both as a…
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Food and Nutrition
By Emmanuelle Cronier
During the First World War, food became a major issue for military and civilian …
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Governments, Parliaments and Parties
By Torsten Oppelland
One sees a wide range of political regimes from a democratic republic with unive…
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Graphic Arts and Advertising as War Propaganda
By James Aulich
This article discusses the close relationships between national governments, adv…
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Health, Disease, Mortality; Demographic Effects
By Doina Anca Cretu
The rapid spread of epidemics ravaged military personnel and civilians in and ou…
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Imperialism
By Boris Barth
This article focuses on the extent to which imperialism contributed to the outbr…
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Influenza Pandemic
By Howard Phillips
By examining the origins, pathways, demographic impact and consequences for the …
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International Labour Organization
By Anita Ziegerhofer
The Treaty of Versailles was signed on 28 June 1919, establishing both the Leagu…
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International Law and the Laws of War
By Jean H. Quataert
The article examines international efforts to curb states’ war-making prerogativ…
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League of Nations
By Anita Ziegerhofer
The Treaty of Versailles was signed on 28 June 1919, the same day on which the L…
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Life and Death of Soldiers
By Jessica Meyer, Chris Kempshall, Markus Pöhlmann
While public memory of the First World War in Europe often focusses on the death…
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Literature
By David Budgen
This article seeks to present an overview of First World War literature across m…
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Memory of the War: Popular Memory 1918-1945, 1945 to the Present
By Susanne Brandt
What role do representations of the First World War play in media that reach a w…
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Migration and Mobility
By Marlou Schrover
There is an ongoing debate among historians whether the First World War did in f…
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Military Justice
By Steven R. Welch
This essay offers a comparative survey of the practice of military justice among…
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Military Lessons of the First World War
By Nikolas Gardner
This article examines the lessons derived by the military organizations that par…
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Moral Norms and Values
By Gearóid Barry
Change and continuity marked belligerent societies’ norms and values during the …
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Museums
By Jennifer Wellington, Aaron Cohen, Anne Hertzog, Susanne Brandt
This article describes the lives and afterlives of the First World War museums i…
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Mutilation and Disfiguration
By Julie Anderson
The First World War created disfigured and mutilated bodies on a grand scale. Ne…
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Naval Warfare
By Eric W. Osborne
All of the great belligerent states of World War I were naval powers and engaged…
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Negotiating and Mediating Conduct of War
By Matthew Stibbe
Many issues surrounding the conduct of war in the years 1914-1918 were imperviou…
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On the Road to Modern War
By Dennis Showalter
The Great War was never considered the “war to end all wars” by the states and a…
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Othering/Atrocity Propaganda
By Steffen Bruendel
In August 1914, a targeted and systematic manipulation of opinion by the media, …
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Pacifism
By David S. Patterson
The idea of peace in total war may seem irrelevant, but pacifism, or peace activ…
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Peace Initiatives
By Ross Kennedy
This paper examines major peace initiatives during World War I. It describes eff…
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Photography
By Hilary Roberts
The First World War represents a watershed in the history of war photography. It…
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Post-war Economies
By Dietmar Rothermund
Post-war economies were beset with problems, ultimately leading to the Great Dep…
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Post-war Societies
By Richard Bessel
The First World War caused unprecedented disruption to societies across the glob…
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Post-war Welfare Policies
By Pierluigi Pironti
The Great War gave new impulses to the further development of public welfare sys…
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Propaganda at home and abroad
By Eberhard Demm
This article summarizes and compares the principal arguments and strategies of p…
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Propaganda: Media in War Politics
By Stephen Badsey
Propaganda played an important part in the politics of the war, but was only suc…
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Property Rights and Economic Nationalism
By Daniela L. Caglioti
This article explores the policies adopted and implemented against enemy propert…
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Raw Materials
By Pierre Chancerel
Raw materials were vital during the First World War. Due to the armaments produc…
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Red Cross
By Cédric Cotter
National Red Cross societies played a very important role in the First World War…
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Religious Mobilization and Popular Belief
By Patrick J. Houlihan
From the cradle to the grave, popular religion formed a necessary and vital, if …
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Rural Society
By Matteo Ermacora
The paper describes the impact of war on peasantry and its mobilisation in the w…
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Schools and Universities
By Andrew Donson
The military service of teachers and the mobilization of schoolchildren for volu…
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Science and Technology
By Jeffrey Johnson
Wartime science and technology developed in the context of the Second Industrial…
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Sea Transport and Supply
By Michael B. Miller
Allied capacity at sea to sustain global transport and supply determined their a…
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Sexuality, Sexual Relations, Homosexuality
By Jason Crouthamel
This article provides an international overview of the history of sexuality in t…
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Social Costs of War
By Kimberly A. Redding
This article explores how the anticipation, reality, and memory of sacrifice inf…
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State, Civil Society and Relief Organizations for War
By Branden Little
A vast array of initiatives designed to counteract the destructiveness of the Fi…
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The Churches
By Patrick J. Houlihan
Reflecting current historiography, this article focuses primarily on Christian c…
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The Everyday as Involved in War
By Tammy M. Proctor
This essay examines how the "everyday" functions in war, not only for those on t…
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The Military at Home
By Odile Roynette
Regardless of whether it was based on volunteer enlistment or conscription, mass…
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The Paris Peace Conference and its Consequences
By Alan Sharp
This article offers an overview of peacemaking after the First World War from th…
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Venereal Diseases
By Journey Steward, Nancy M. Wingfield
This essay traces belligerent policies toward venereal disease (VD) on the fight…
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Veterans' Associations
By Julia Eichenberg
Veterans’ associations formed an influential social movement during the interwar…
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Visualization of Violence
By Mark Connelly
This piece explores the visualisation of violence for home front audiences and s…
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War Aims and War Aims Discussions
By Georges-Henri Soutou
Despite what some believe, there is still a lot to say and learn about the First…
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War Correspondents
By Tim Luckhurst
At its outbreak, newspapers in the Allied and neutral democracies hoped to prese…
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Warfare 1914-1918
By William Philpott
Static “trench warfare” belied a dynamic transformation in warfare between 1914 …
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War Finance
By Nicholas Mulder
The Great War required war-making states to mobilize and sustain the financial r…
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War Letters: Communication between Front and Home Front
By Martha Hanna
In nations where literacy was well-established by 1914, letter-writing was criti…
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War Losses
By Antoine Prost
Military sources provide the primary statistics of war losses and casualties dur…
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Willingly to War. Public Response to the Outbreak of War
By Jean-Jacques Becker
It may surprise us to learn that some sectors of the European public were in fav…
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Women’s Mobilization for War
By Susan R. Grayzel
This article explores women’s economic, social, and political responses to the F…
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Women War Reporters
By Stephanie Seul
Female war reporters from belligerent and neutral countries were present in the …
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Xenophobia
By Thomas Brodie
This article provides an overview of xenophobia during the First World War - nam…
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