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However, due to World War I, it was never fully completed.
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Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2025
After World War I, the United States withdrew from Eurasia, a decision that contributed to the outbreak of World War II.
—Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
But airships really took off during World War I, when rigid models developed by Germany’s Ferdinand von Zeppelin were used to bomb Paris and London.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
Taking advantage of the popularity of Cognac in Russia, a consequence of the anti-German, Franco-Russian alliance that preceded World War I, Armenian Brandy was also labeled Kanyak, the Armenian spelling for Cognac.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2025
After World War I, the United States withdrew from Eurasia, a decision that contributed to the outbreak of World War II.
—Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
But airships really took off during World War I, when rigid models developed by Germany’s Ferdinand von Zeppelin were used to bomb Paris and London.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
Taking advantage of the popularity of Cognac in Russia, a consequence of the anti-German, Franco-Russian alliance that preceded World War I, Armenian Brandy was also labeled Kanyak, the Armenian spelling for Cognac.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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“World War I.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/World%20War%20I. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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