HISTORY
THE WORLD BETWEEN THE WARS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The First War
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The Phony War
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The War to End All Wars
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -World War I was known as the “war to end all wars” because of the great slaughter and destruction it caused. Unfortunately, the peace treaty that officially ended the conflict-the Treaty of Versailles of 1919-forced punitive terms on Germany that destabilized Europe and laid the groundwork for World War II.
Detailed explanation-2: -The war had started in 1914, and the killing continued without letup until Nov. 11, 1918, when the Allies and the Central Powers signed an armistice that ended the slaughter.
Detailed explanation-3: -He is infamous for another claim: World War I would be “the war to end all war.” The British science fiction writer made that prediction in 1914, at the beginning of the war.
Detailed explanation-4: -Woodrow Wilson traveling from Versailles Peace Conference, 1919. On December 4, 1918, President Wilson became the first American president to travel overseas while in office. Wilson went to Europe to end “the war to end wars”, and he intended to shape the peace.