WORLD WAR 1 FUN FACTS

 A primary cause of WW1 was a difference over foreign policy. Although the

assassination of Franz Ferdinand triggered WW1, that was only the immediate
cause. Differences over foreign policy between the major world powers was the
underlying cause of the war.

 8 million soldiers died in WW1 and 21 million were injured. 65 million

troops were mobilized during the war, 8 million troops died and 21 million
troops were wounded. 58,000 British soldiers were lost on the first day at the
Battle of the Somme. Chemical weapons were first used in World War I. The
chemical was mustard gas.

Short Fun Facts:

 Plastic surgery was invented because of WW1.

 An explosion on the battlefield in France was heard in England.
 The youngest British soldier in WW1 was just 12 years old.
 WWI saw pioneering advances in modern medicine.
 The war was against The Allies and Central Powers.