World War I Fun Facts
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- 5. The term “World War I” was first used by Time Magazine in their issue on June 12th, 1939. Prior to this, it was known as the _____ ___.
- 6. Over _____ nations were involved in the First World War between 1914 and 1918.
- 7. About 2.35 million _____ soldiers were mobilized during the First World War, with 250,000 dying.
- 10. ______ on the front line in France could sometimes be heard in London, England.
- 11. Future British Prime Minister Winston Churchill oversaw the failed _____ campaign, leading him to resign from the Government and enlist in the army.
- 12. The youngest soldier to join the British Army was just _____ years old when he lied about his age to enlist in August 1915.
- 13. The most successful fighter pilot of the entire war was German fighter pilot Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen, or the "___ _____"; He shot down 80 planes, more than any other WWI pilot.
- 14. There was a series of temporary ceasefires across the Western Front around _____ 1914 lasting up to a week in some areas.
- 15. _____ had the largest army, with over 12 million troops mobilizing during World War I.
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- 1. People in the U.S. were encouraged to plant "_____ ____" so the farm-grown produce could be sent to the front lines.
- 2. Over 12,000 ____ _____ served in the US Army during World War I.
- 3. Tanks were initially called “______” but were renamed to “tanks” in order to preserve secrecy.
- 4. During WWI, France built a ‘Fake _____’ near its capital city to confuse German pilots.
- 8. Allied soldiers sometimes used ____ _____ as lamps in the trenches.
- 9. During WWI, ____ were used as messengers and carried orders to the front lines in capsules attached to their bodies.