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World War I  

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  • World War I, also known as the First World War and the Great War, was a conflict occurring from 1914 to 1918. It was by far the largest war in history until the advent of World War II. World War I radically changed the face of Europe. [Source: The SAGE Encyclopedia of World Poverty; World War I]

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  • First World War

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  • 1914-1918

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/World_War_I

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