Torpedoing of the Athos kills Chinese laborers and Senegalese troops

Britain and France secretly agreed to divide much of the Ottoman Arab lands into zones of control and influence, with Russian assent. The plan contradicted the spirit of promises made to Arab...

Sharif Hussein’s forces began the Arab Revolt with British support. Arab leaders sought independence, while British and French officials made overlapping and contradictory wartime commitments,...

India’s contribution of soldiers, labor, funds, and supplies intensified calls for political change. British wartime promises of gradual self-government were met with limited reforms and continued...

The first contingent of Chinese recruits sailed from Weihaiwei to work for Britain’s war effort. Labourers built roads and railways, unloaded supplies, repaired facilities, and later cleared...

Germany resumed unrestricted submarine warfare, attacking merchant shipping in the war zone. The decision aimed to weaken Britain but helped bring the United States into the conflict. Naval blockade...

Following strikes, food protests, and the mutiny of soldiers in Petrograd, Nicholas II abdicated. The collapse of the monarchy was driven by long-standing autocratic rule and social inequality as well...

The U.S. Congress declared war after submarine warfare and the Zimmermann Telegram crisis. U.S. entry altered the balance of resources and reinforced the Allied victory, while President Wilson...

The first British-recruited Chinese laborers reached Plymouth after a dangerous journey across the Pacific and Canada. Their arrival marked a largely hidden contribution to Allied logistics. Workers...

China entered the war after years of pressure and in hopes of recovering German-held Shandong and strengthening its standing in the postwar settlement. Chinese leaders also sought to end unequal...

The British government expressed support for a Jewish national home in Palestine while stating that the rights of existing non-Jewish communities should not be prejudiced. Palestinians had no...