Because back in those days most wars lasted a few months and were between 2 countries and had a Death Rate of about 100 thousand at the most. This war had over 6 million deaths with an incredible duration of 4 years. Once the war was ended, people swore never to start a war again after the tragedy caused by World War 1. [France was left in shambles, Germany went bank rupt and lost 90% of its army and most of its defence systems due to the treaty of versailles]
world war 2
It was called the Great War, the war to end all wars
it was thought to be the war of all wars. that there would not be any more war..............
WW1 was the war to end all wars. Prior to WW2, WW1 was called, "The Great War."
Er... 'cause it's the first world war there was... Answer #2 At the time, it was called "The Great War" because it was the largest war in history to that point. It didn't get the name World War 1 until after World War 2 started.
World War 1
The Great War, or the War to end all Wars.
world war 2
the war to end all wars
The war to end all wars
World War I was called "The War to End All Wars". It did not.
Some wars were called World Wars because they were fought with a variety of countries all around the world in different places. An example would be World War 1.
World War I It was also called "the war to end all wars". Guess they were wrong about that.
It was called the Great War, the war to end all wars
it was thought to be the war of all wars. that there would not be any more war..............
It came to be called the 'First World War' because it was the first of the major wars of modern times and it involved almost all of the countries of the world.It was more often called the War to End All Wars or the Great War.
The Great War and the War to end all Wars.The War to End All Wars. Also, The Great War