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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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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
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How did the tar heels get their name?
Cause there was an old thing they used in world war 1.
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You got the war wrong..... IT was world war 2
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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?
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How did World War 1 get its name?
Until World War II it was known as the 'Great War'.
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An other name for world war 1?
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