As 2018 draws to a close, worth reflecting on what the world was like at the close of 1918

Ireland was still part of Great Britain
Rangoon had more people than Delhi
Argentina was 3 times as rich as Japan. Also richer than France!
Detroit city had more people than it does today
Shirdi Sai Baba had just passed away (Oct 1918)
HItler was still a little known German Army man
Gandhi had arrived in India just 3 years ago and here's how he looked in 1918
Jallianwala Bagh massacre was still 5 months away

The People's Republic of China did not yet exist.
Republic of China ruled over the Chinese mainland

Women had just gained the right to be elected to the UK Parliament in Nov 1918

US Air Force did not exist yet
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