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The Staggering Amount Of Materials Manufactured By America During WWI And Other Jaw-Dropping Stats.

2,500,000 rifles were manufactured by the U.S during The Great War. 2.8 billion rounds of small arms ammunition.

8.5 million gas masks, extra canisters, and horse masks were produced here. 

13,174 railway freight cars were sent to France.

The human toll? Numbers can’t do that justice.

See the rest of the story to find out how few U.S. Marines there were in 1914 and other intriguing statistics, such as…

  • The total debt at the start of WWI vs. the end of the war.

  • Number of U.S. soldiers who actually went overseas.

  • How many submarine chasers were built.

See the Rest of the Story

📺Video: The Rarely Discussed Armored Trains of The Great War

🪖How 19 Choctaw Soldiers Were a Secret U.S. Weapon in WWI

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Shane McLendon — Today’s Time Capsule writer

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