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Many countries blamed the economic tensions rising out of the First World War as one of the main reasons the Second World War happened in the first place.
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Victor Rosario, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
It was first conceived in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1923, in the aftermath of the First World War.
—Lauren Markham, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
What led Ross, a veteran of the First World War, to open the aperture of his magazine to a wider view of human experience was the Second World War.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
This is true of all wars but especially of the First World War.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025
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Victor Rosario, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
It was first conceived in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1923, in the aftermath of the First World War.
—Lauren Markham, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
What led Ross, a veteran of the First World War, to open the aperture of his magazine to a wider view of human experience was the Second World War.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
This is true of all wars but especially of the First World War.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025
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“First World War.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/First%20World%20War. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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