First World War
Americannoun
noun
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It revealed "monuments ranging from prehistoric long barrows and forts to Roman buildings and even First World War practice trenches," they said.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
A French machine-gun officer in the trenches during the First World War.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
The region once belonged to the Austro-Hungarian Empire but was ceded to Italy as part of a First World War settlement.
From Barron's ● Feb. 2, 2026
Socialist leader Eugene V. Debs was sentenced to jail in 1918 for speaking out against the First World War.
From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2025
The Russian Revolution, the rise of Hitler, America’s emergence as a world power, the Second World War, and continuing turmoil in the Middle East all have their roots in the First World War.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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