Examples of World War I in a Sentence
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This enabled him to put together a hitherto unknown story about how Bell, who had been interned in Germany during World War I, used his excellent German and many connections to describe the country’s turmoil after the war for the benefit of the British secret services and government.
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Jason Bell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
The roots of the ongoing Israel-Palestinian conflict stretch back over a century to World War I when Britain's government assigned the region between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea to Jews aiming to reclaim their ancestral homeland.
—The Arizona Republic, 22 Apr. 2024
After World War I, Black social clubs like the Beau Brummel Club produced minstrel shows for Black audiences in Kansas City.
—Sarah Biegelsen, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024
German citizens in the Polish corridor, another legacy of World War I, would provide the excuse to attack Poland on Sept. 1, 1939, launching World War II in Europe.
—TIME, 16 Apr. 2024
Set between World War I and World War II, the growing unrest beyond the club's doors is ever-present as the artists within express themselves through song.
—Sabienna Bowman, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
The act came soon after the end of World War I, which had damaged the United Kingdom’s railway systems.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2024
This continued until after World War I. Following World War I, Memorial Day's focus shifted to honor American soldiers who died in any war, not only the Civil War, the History Channel reports.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
Then, after World War I, much of Europe went into a racial panic that colonial populations would rise up and overwhelm civilization.
—Stefanos Geroulanos, Twin Cities, 10 Apr. 2024
Jason Bell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
The roots of the ongoing Israel-Palestinian conflict stretch back over a century to World War I when Britain's government assigned the region between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea to Jews aiming to reclaim their ancestral homeland.
—The Arizona Republic, 22 Apr. 2024
After World War I, Black social clubs like the Beau Brummel Club produced minstrel shows for Black audiences in Kansas City.
—Sarah Biegelsen, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024
German citizens in the Polish corridor, another legacy of World War I, would provide the excuse to attack Poland on Sept. 1, 1939, launching World War II in Europe.
—TIME, 16 Apr. 2024
Set between World War I and World War II, the growing unrest beyond the club's doors is ever-present as the artists within express themselves through song.
—Sabienna Bowman, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
The act came soon after the end of World War I, which had damaged the United Kingdom’s railway systems.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2024
This continued until after World War I. Following World War I, Memorial Day's focus shifted to honor American soldiers who died in any war, not only the Civil War, the History Channel reports.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
Then, after World War I, much of Europe went into a racial panic that colonial populations would rise up and overwhelm civilization.
—Stefanos Geroulanos, Twin Cities, 10 Apr. 2024
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