Centennial of World War I

Experts from the University of Pennsylvania's Department of History can provide an understanding of the factors leading up to and the U.S. involvement in World War I.

Thomas Childers

Sheldon and Lucy Hackney Professor of History.
School of Arts & Sciences.
University of Pennsylvania.

Since 1976, Professor Childers has taught in the Department of History at the University of Pennsylvania. An expert on post-World War I Germany and Europe, Dr. Childers can discuss political divisions in Germany following World War I that contributed to Adolf Hitler's rise to power. Dr. Childers is the author of numerous books on modern German history and teaches courses on war and society in the 20th century, the Third Reich and the world at war.



Jill DiSanto | 215.898.2956 | jdisanto@upenn.edu


Frederick Dickinson

Professor of History.
School of Arts & Sciences.
University of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Frederick Dickinson is an expert in the history of Japan and can discuss the Japan and Asia during World War I. His books include War and National Reinvention: Japan in the Great War, 1914-1919 and World War I and the Triumph of a New Japan. He teaches courses on modern Japanese history and East Asian diplomacy.



Jill DiSanto | 215.898.2956 | jdisanto@upenn.edu


Peter Holquist

Associate Professor of History, Graduate Group Chair.
School of Arts & Sciences.
University of Pennsylvania.

Peter Holquist's teaching and research focus upon the history of Russia and modern Europe. His research focuses on the outbreak of World War I and Russia’s role in the conflict. He teaches courses on World War I and the Soviet Union. Dr. Holquist is the author of Making War, Forging Revolution: Russia's Continuum of Crisis, 1914-1921 (Harvard, 2002).



Jill DiSanto | 215.898.2956 | jdisanto@upenn.edu