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The Ottoman Empire would collapse after the First World War.
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
But these were commonly used by women before the First World War.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
According to a brief history of the Danish hotdog on Visit Copenhagen’s website, sausage stands began to materialize on Denmark’s streets shortly after the First World War, in the likeness of similar vendors in neighboring Germany, Sweden, and Norway.
—Li Goldstein, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
The First World War began in July 1914, and by its conclusion in November 1918, over nine million soldiers had been killed in the conflict.
—Alice Vernon
september 8, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
But these were commonly used by women before the First World War.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
According to a brief history of the Danish hotdog on Visit Copenhagen’s website, sausage stands began to materialize on Denmark’s streets shortly after the First World War, in the likeness of similar vendors in neighboring Germany, Sweden, and Norway.
—Li Goldstein, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
The First World War began in July 1914, and by its conclusion in November 1918, over nine million soldiers had been killed in the conflict.
—Alice Vernon
september 8, Literary Hub, 8 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 18 Sep. 2025.
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