5 Questions
When was the term 'world war' first used in the English language?
1848
Who used the term 'world war' in a series of articles published around 1850 called The Class Struggles in France?
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
Who described an episode in Teutonic mythology as a 'world war' in 1889?
Rasmus B. Anderson
In which year was the term 'world war' used in the title of the anti-British novel, Der Weltkrieg: Deutsche Träume?
1904
Which conflict is not conventionally considered a world war according to the text?
The Seven Years' War
Study Notes
History of the Term 'World War'
- The term 'world war' was first used in the English language in the mid-19th century.
- German philosopher and historian, Karl Marx, used the term 'world war' in a series of articles published around 1850 called The Class Struggles in France.
Early Usage of the Term
- In 1889, German philosopher and philologist, Wilhelm Ferdinand Haupt, described an episode in Teutonic mythology as a 'world war'.
- The term 'world war' was used in the title of the anti-British novel, Der Weltkrieg: Deutsche Träume, in 1912.
Conflicts Considered
- The War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748) is not conventionally considered a world war according to the text.
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