Answer:
(i) The first World War
was the first modern industrial war. In this war machine guns, tanks,
aircrafts, chemical weapons were used on a massive scale.
(ii) Millions of
soldiers were recruited from around the world and were brought to the front in
ships and trains.
(iii) About 9
million civilians died and 20 millions were injured.
(iv) Most of
the killed and injured were men of working age, reducing the able-bodied
workforce in Europe.
(v) During
the war, industries were reconstructed to produce war related goods.
(vi) Britain
borrowed large sums of money from US banks. Thus, the war transformed the US
from being an international debtor to an international creditor.
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