Interesting Facts About World War I

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1) More than 30 nations were involved in World War 1 from 1914 to 1918

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2) Around 2 Million people died in World War 1, about 9.7 Million from military and 10 million civilians.

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3) The total cost of World War 1 was about $208 Billion (about $11 Trillion today)

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4) More than 12,000 Native Americans served in US Army in World War 1

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5) The Term 'World War 1' was first used by Time Magazine on June 12th, 1939 edition.

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6) Initially tanks were called 'Landships', but later their name changed to 'Tanks'

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7) With more than 12 million troops, Russia had largest army in World War 1

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8) About 2.35 African soldiers also took part in World War 1, with 250,000 dying.

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9) Tanks were named Male & Females. Tanks with cannons were male and with machine guns, females.

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10) About 8 Million Horses died in World War 1.

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