World War I Primary Sources

World War I Primary Sources

Historical documents. What clues can you gather about the time, place, players, and culture?

Wilson Calls for War

Text of President Wilson's Address to Congress, April 2nd, 1917, asking for a declaration of war against Germany and her Allies.

"Dulce et Decorum Est"

Text of Wilfred Owen's "Dulce et Decorum Est," one of the most powerful antiwar poems of all time.