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"The war to end war" (also "The war to end all wars"; originally from the 1914 book The War That Will End War by H. G. Wells) is a term for the First World War of 1914–1918. Originally an idealistic slogan, it is now mainly used sardonically , [2] since not only was the First World War not history's final war, but its aftermath also ...
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Oct 30, 2020 · Why WWI was once called ‘The War to End All Wars’. Hindsight is a cruel mistress. After Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated, nearly every corner of the globe was drawn into a conflict — and the enormous loss of life that ensued was tragic.
- Eric Milzarski
Sep 7, 2014 · Martha Teichner looks back at what was supposed to be "the war to end all wars": True story: On Sept. 7, 1914, exactly 100 years ago today, 600 taxis, commandeered from the streets of...
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Oct 24, 2018 · It would become known as the Great War, or the “war to end all wars”. Four years of bitter conflict from August 1914 to November 1918 which spread to involve more than 80% of the world,...
Jun 27, 2014 · World War I destroyed kings, kaisers, czars and sultans; it demolished empires; it introduced chemical weapons; it brought millions of women into the work force.
Aug 11, 2011 · To End All Wars. A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-1918. By Adam Hochschild. Purchase. The human cost of World War I was enormous. More than 9 million soldiers and an estimated 12...
Oct 29, 2009 · Some hopeful participants had even begun calling World War I “the War to End All Wars.” But the Treaty of Versailles, signed on June 28, 1919, would not achieve that lofty goal.
