https://padlet.com/lkunze1_1/WwIfacts Make sure to post 1. Your name 2. An image 3. A description of your fact en-us 2019-03-11 12:11:34 UTC 2025-10-05 16:33:14 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Clouds.png https://padlet.com/lkunze1_1/WwIfacts/wish/339956407 Even President woodrow wilson reportedly contracted the flu in early 1919]]> 2019-03-11 13:59:10 UTC https://padlet.com/lkunze1_1/WwIfacts/wish/339956407 https://padlet.com/lkunze1_1/WwIfacts/wish/339956598 The Harlem HeII-fighters was an army or NY guards humiliated and set up to fail by the U.S. government, then eventually sold to the French. After the war the came back as the most decorated units in the entire U.S. army.]]> 2019-03-11 13:59:32 UTC https://padlet.com/lkunze1_1/WwIfacts/wish/339956598 https://padlet.com/lkunze1_1/WwIfacts/wish/339956628 During the battle of the Somme the British had a plan to fire so many bombs at the Germans causing them to be bombarded. Unfortunately, this plan backfired when most of the shells did not explode and the plan backfired. The British were so confident they marched out in broad daylight and only with rifles not aware their plan failed. They were no match for the German machine guns causing them to be defeated . ]]> 2019-03-11 13:59:35 UTC https://padlet.com/lkunze1_1/WwIfacts/wish/339956628 https://padlet.com/lkunze1_1/WwIfacts/wish/339956822 "The Red Baron"
Was the name given to Manfred Von Richthoven. He had the most planes shot down during a 19 month period. He shot down 80 planes before he was shot down over France in a dogfight.]]> 2019-03-11 13:59:52 UTC https://padlet.com/lkunze1_1/WwIfacts/wish/339956822 https://padlet.com/lkunze1_1/WwIfacts/wish/339956932 For the first time in World War One, America's four Canadian allied troops joined together and attacked Germany in Vimy on Easter Sunday, April 9th, at 5:30 A.M. . They called themselves the Canadian Corps.

"The Canadian Corps also outnumbered the defenders by 35,000 to 10,000, and, with flank support, deployed 1,130 guns. "

"Canadian casualties amounted to around 10,500, whereas the German defenders lost almost all their strength, including 4,000 prisoners. The capture of Vimy Ridge pointed to the future, where similar careful set-piece attacks in 1917 and 1918 established the Canadian Corps as a premier fighting force."


]]> 2019-03-11 14:00:04 UTC https://padlet.com/lkunze1_1/WwIfacts/wish/339956932 https://padlet.com/lkunze1_1/WwIfacts/wish/339957507 The Battle of Amiens was an Allied victory that helped bring an end to World War I.]]> 2019-03-11 14:01:05 UTC https://padlet.com/lkunze1_1/WwIfacts/wish/339957507 https://padlet.com/lkunze1_1/WwIfacts/wish/339958055 The Lusitania was destroyed by a U-boat less than a year after World War I erupted. The sinking of the ship played an important role in turning public opinion against Germany. It had made it's voyage in 1907, and was sunken on the return leg of it's 101st roundtrip across the Atlantic!]]> 2019-03-11 14:02:04 UTC https://padlet.com/lkunze1_1/WwIfacts/wish/339958055 https://padlet.com/lkunze1_1/WwIfacts/wish/339958348 Germans built dry, safe, and comfortable trenches. With bunkers that had electricity, and sometimes running water. 
The British and French were always convinced that they were not going to stay long, and did not spend as much effort on their own trenches. Their trenches were muddy, full of water, and not safe. It was hard to get any sleep, get a decent hot meal, keep your clothes dry, or keep your sanity. Disease ran rapid, there were many health problems that took more men out then out than fire. Soldiers developed an attitude in a trench that everybody is going to die.]]> 2019-03-11 14:02:37 UTC https://padlet.com/lkunze1_1/WwIfacts/wish/339958348 https://padlet.com/lkunze1_1/WwIfacts/wish/339958577 The word 'Tank' comes from a British WWI codeword used to keep the new tanks a secret from the enemies.]]> 2019-03-11 14:02:59 UTC https://padlet.com/lkunze1_1/WwIfacts/wish/339958577 https://padlet.com/lkunze1_1/WwIfacts/wish/339958649 There was a 🤬 that took place in WW1 against the Armenians by the Turks of the Ottoman Empire. Somewhere between 600,000 and 1.5 Million Armenians were killed during the 🤬. There were others that were exiled from their country as well.]]> 2019-03-11 14:03:08 UTC https://padlet.com/lkunze1_1/WwIfacts/wish/339958649 https://padlet.com/lkunze1_1/WwIfacts/wish/339959358 Life in a Trench 

A life in a trench is disgusting because its very muddy, smelly, and wet. The first line has the most pressure because its constantly being attacked. The biggest thing in the trench is boredom. Soldiers write letters everyday to home because they just know that they wont make it home. Its hard to sleep and stay active.]]> 2019-03-11 14:04:23 UTC https://padlet.com/lkunze1_1/WwIfacts/wish/339959358 https://padlet.com/lkunze1_1/WwIfacts/wish/339960265 the first-ever tanks, chemical weapons and blood banks were introduced during World War I.]]> 2019-03-11 14:05:55 UTC https://padlet.com/lkunze1_1/WwIfacts/wish/339960265 https://padlet.com/lkunze1_1/WwIfacts/wish/339960337  Woodrow Wilson ran his for reelection with an anti-war slogan!!!

Citation:
“Top Ten Little Known Facts about World War I That Might Just Come as a Surprise to You.” History TV, www.history.co.uk/article/10-little-known-facts-about-ww1.]]> 2019-03-11 14:06:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lkunze1_1/WwIfacts/wish/339960337 https://padlet.com/lkunze1_1/WwIfacts/wish/339960591 One of the youngest Britain soldiers was 12 years old.
“World War I (WW1) Facts, Worksheets, History & Information For Kids.” KidsKonnect, 22 Oct. 2018, https://kidskonnect.com/history/world-war-i/.]]> 2019-03-11 14:06:30 UTC https://padlet.com/lkunze1_1/WwIfacts/wish/339960591 vito_giannelli https://padlet.com/lkunze1_1/WwIfacts/wish/339961198 People tried to 🤬 the archduke and did and after this the war started and everyone started to fight. ]]> 2019-03-11 14:07:28 UTC https://padlet.com/lkunze1_1/WwIfacts/wish/339961198 https://padlet.com/lkunze1_1/WwIfacts/wish/339964586 There was a flu and it effected 500 million people,it killed 40 to 50 million.]]> 2019-03-11 14:12:59 UTC https://padlet.com/lkunze1_1/WwIfacts/wish/339964586 https://padlet.com/lkunze1_1/WwIfacts/wish/339966981 In the beginning of the war the French thought fighting with determination and charging at them would work, but since there's technology they couldn't get past the Mini Gun]]> 2019-03-11 14:17:17 UTC https://padlet.com/lkunze1_1/WwIfacts/wish/339966981 hafsahbayunus2 https://padlet.com/lkunze1_1/WwIfacts/wish/339967781 There was an unsuccessful attempt at the assassinating of Archduke Ferdinand with a small bomb before a completely unplanned attack after the driver took a wrong turn.]]> 2019-03-11 14:18:45 UTC https://padlet.com/lkunze1_1/WwIfacts/wish/339967781 https://padlet.com/lkunze1_1/WwIfacts/wish/339970062 They are not for sure where the flu had started. But it didn't actually start in Spain]]> 2019-03-11 14:22:30 UTC https://padlet.com/lkunze1_1/WwIfacts/wish/339970062