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It's called World War 2 because most of the world, if not all, was in it. As to when it was, the first one was in the 1915-1925. The second followed after the Great Depression (1930s). The second World War was in the 1940s, during FDR's administration.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe name has evolved over time from the, and now is now popularly referred to as WWII. Probably due to the fact that 'Great War 2' wouldn't sound as good. :)
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What made World War 2 start?
World war 2 started by Germany didn't like Poland so the invaded the country & no one like that so they went against Germany and he fought and fought and eventually it became a war and there already had been a war called world war 1 so this war was called world war 2
What was the movie about a small German town depicting its social structure before World War 1 ending with the start of World War 1 called?
The White Ribbon
When did the third world war start?
There is no World War 3.
What was the first thing that happened to start World War 2 for any country?
The First World War was a contributing factor to starting the Second World War, but for the Japanese and a part of China called Manchuria, to the west, the War started in 1931.
When did the trenches start in world war 1?
They started after people got tired of being shot because they had nothing to protect them!
When did the terms World War 1 and World War 2 start being used to describe those conflicts?
when most of the world got involved hence the term "world war"
What was the original name of WW1?
Prior to the start of World War II, WWI was called "The Great War".
What made World War 2 start?
World war 2 started by Germany didn't like Poland so the invaded the country & no one like that so they went against Germany and he fought and fought and eventually it became a war and there already had been a war called world war 1 so this war was called world war 2
What was the movie about a small German town depicting its social structure before World War 1 ending with the start of World War 1 called?
The White Ribbon
When did the third world war start?
There is no World War 3.
What was the first thing that happened to start World War 2 for any country?
The First World War was a contributing factor to starting the Second World War, but for the Japanese and a part of China called Manchuria, to the west, the War started in 1931.
What country did world war take place in?
the whole war that's why its called world war
When did the trenches start in world war 1?
They started after people got tired of being shot because they had nothing to protect them!
At what point in history did you refer to World War 1 as World War 1?
After the start of World War II.
When did the blitz in World War I start?
There wasn't a Blitz in world war 1!
How did the alliance system help start world war 2?
in what way did allices help to start world war 1
How did the treaty of Versailles contribute to the start of World War 1?
It didn't. It helped start World War 2.
