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Like many twentieth-century German companies, Efka’s financial success was perversely tied to the economic collapse after the First World War but also the rise of Nazism.
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Robert M. Ehrenreich, JSTOR Daily, 24 Sep. 2025
Daylight saving time was introduced in the United States in 1918 with the Standard Time Act, which was meant to lower fuel costs during the First World War.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Sep. 2025
Once the empire collapsed, after the First World War, Jews became prime targets for nationalists.
—Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Following the First World War, the idle craft was purchased by Hans Carstensen and converted to a fishing barge anchored off Redondo Beach in Los Angeles County.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
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Robert M. Ehrenreich, JSTOR Daily, 24 Sep. 2025
Daylight saving time was introduced in the United States in 1918 with the Standard Time Act, which was meant to lower fuel costs during the First World War.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Sep. 2025
Once the empire collapsed, after the First World War, Jews became prime targets for nationalists.
—Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Following the First World War, the idle craft was purchased by Hans Carstensen and converted to a fishing barge anchored off Redondo Beach in Los Angeles County.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
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“First World War.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/First%20World%20War. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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