Top 10 Unexpected Silver Linings Of The First World War

The first World War was one of the biggest disasters of the 20th century. Exactly a century ago this year, the European superpowers’ combined forces launched a pointless, and futile war that sucked in the entire world and killed well over 15 million people. It was an unimaginable tragedy, one made even worse when you realize it led directly to the atrocities of the second World War.

But, amid all the death and the mud, there were a handful of silver linings. Advancements in medicine, science and engineering may not exactly make the war a necessary evil, but they sure give some meaning to all those lost lives.

Top 10 Unexpected Silver Linings Of The First World War

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