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That meant that by the time the First World War began, the biggest and strongest economy in the world was America.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 12 June 2025
The achievement of Alcock and Brown came just months after the end of the First World War, at a moment when too many families were grieving the loss of an airman brother, father, or son.
—David Rooney
june 5, Literary Hub, 5 June 2025
As in the post-mass-immigration moment of the First World War, a crisis proved necessary to forge a common identity.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
However, it was delayed by the First World War, and did not actually occur until 1925.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 29 May 2025
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 12 June 2025
The achievement of Alcock and Brown came just months after the end of the First World War, at a moment when too many families were grieving the loss of an airman brother, father, or son.
—David Rooney
june 5, Literary Hub, 5 June 2025
As in the post-mass-immigration moment of the First World War, a crisis proved necessary to forge a common identity.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
However, it was delayed by the First World War, and did not actually occur until 1925.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 29 May 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 Jun. 2025.
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