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First World War

noun

A war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 1918. Synonyms: Great War, War to End War, World War 1, World War I.

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... that the firing on Fort Sumter was the cause of the War between the States, or that the murder of the Archduke Ferdinand was the cause of the first World War. These were but the matches thrown into the powder kegs. The kegs had been filling up for many years, and sooner or later explosions were inevitable. So in Virginia had there been no powder keg, the ...

— Bacon's Rebellion, 1676 • Thomas Jefferson Wertenbaker

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... believe some have been," Sir Lewis said. "Though I don't know much about that, of course; there was a case during the First World War—" ...

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... successful deputation which had pleaded to keep Bechuanaland (modern Botswana) under direct Imperial control in 1895. But circumstances were different in 1914 — South Africa had been granted self-government, and the First World War began shortly after the deputation's arrival in England and distracted all parties. This latter event also influenced the final form of the book, as Plaatje played to the patriotic sentiment so strong in Britain at the time. For all his appeals, Plaatje ...

— Native Life in South Africa, Before and Since • Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje

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