Er... 'cause it's the first world war there was... Answer #2 At the time, it was called "The Great War" because it was the largest war in history to that point. It didn't get the name World War 1 until after World War 2 started.
Vietnam was called Vietnam after World War 2.
The First World War ( 1914 to 1918 ) was also called "The Great War " at the time.
Because it progressed on to World War 2
German soldiers during World War I were called "Huns" by the American soldiers. The Germans called their soldiers "The Bosch" during World War I.
Because they did not have WWII
the whole war that's why its called world war
The Great War, or the War to end all Wars.
Vietnam was called Vietnam after World War 2.
It was also called the Great War.
The First World War ( 1914 to 1918 ) was also called "The Great War " at the time.
The Great War
World War I was originally called "The Great War" (not the Civil War)
The war in 1914, originally called the Great War, was later called a world war as it was fought by more countries and on a larger scale than any war before.
World War 1.
Because it progressed on to World War 2
it was war against the great countres of the world
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".