An explosion on the battlefield in France during World War 1 could be heard in London. Journalists faced execution for their reporting. 12 million letters were delivered to the front lines every week. The war effort caused some women's skin to turn yellow from their work. Plastic surgery was invented due to injuries from World War 1. The poet Wilfred Owen was unknown at the end of the war despite his talents. The youngest British soldier was only 12 years old. World War 1 nearly caused a financial meltdown in Britain. Blood banks were developed to help with injuries. Camouflage allowed war ships to hide in plain sight. 9 out of 10 soldiers survived serving in the trenches. Generals were banned from going over the top

1. AMAZING FACTS
ABOUT WORLD WAR 1

2. AN EXPLOSION ON THE BATTLEFIELD IN FRANCE
WAS HEARD IN LONDON

4. JOURNALISTS FACED EXECUTION

6. 12 MILLION LETTERS
WERE DELIVERED TO
THE FRONT EVERY
WEEK

8. WAR WORK TURNED SOME
WOMEN'S SKIN YELLOW

10. WW1 SPARKED
THE INVENTION
OF PLASTIC
SURGERY

12. WILFRED OWEN WAS UNKNOWN AT
THE END OF THE WAR

14. THE YOUNGEST BRITISH SOLDIER
WAS 12 YEARS OLD

16. WW1 NEARLY
CAUSED A FINANCIAL
MELTDOWN IN
BRITAIN

18. BLOOD BANKS WERE DEVELOPED
DURING WW1

20. COLOURFUL MAKEOVERS MEANT WW1
SHIPS HID IN PLAIN SIGHT

22. 9 OUT OF 10 SOLDIERS SURVIVED THE
TRENCHES

24. GENERALS WERE BANNED FROM GOING
OVER THE TOP

25. REFERENCE
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/0/26936615
• http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/General_gouraud_french_army_world_war_i_
machinegun_marne_1918.JPEG
• http://media1.shmoop.com/media/images/original/british-trench.jpg
• http://theenglishmania.in/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/WWI-American-Troops-in-London1.jpg
• http://chivethebrigade.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/wwi-920-20.jpg?w=920&h=896
• http://chivethebrigade.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/wwi-920-3.jpg?w=919&h=633
• http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/81/Marshal_Joffre_inspecting_Romanian_troops
_during_WWI.jpg

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