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At the time it was going on, it was called "The Great War" and "The War to End All Wars". Loosely, after it was over, it was sometimes called "The World War". Once World War II began, it automatically became "World War I".
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What is the other name of world war?
World War 1 is often also called the Great War. Of course, when it got this name, no one was predicting World War 2.
What was the name of the land that got taken from Germany at the end of world war 1?
Gallipoli
What was the dukes name that got shot before world war 1 started?
THE ARCHDUKE FERDINAN OF AUSTRIA
How did the tar heels get their name?
Cause there was an old thing they used in world war 1.
What countries did Germany and Japan conquer in World War 1?
You got the war wrong..... IT was world war 2
What happened in Britain between World War 1 and World War 2?
we got men killed
What time did America get in World War 1?
they got in at 1917
What happen to everyone after World War 1?
They got on with their lives.
What nation got out of the war a year early during World War 1?
Russia
How did World War 1 get its name?
Until World War II it was known as the 'Great War'.
What was World War 1 original name before World War 1?
It was called the Great War, the war to end all wars
An other name for world war 1?
The Great War
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