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Which war took place between 1914 and 1918?
An official question of the French civic exam, with its answer and the official text that proves it, in French and English.
Multi-year residence permit no. 132
Quelle guerre a eu lieu entre 1914 et 1918 ?
Which war took place between 1914 and 1918?
Answer. The First World War.
La Première Guerre mondiale.
The First World War lasts from 1914 to 1918. It is also called the Great War.
The official text that proves it
« Dates de la Première Guerre mondiale : 1914-1918. Entrée en guerre des États-Unis : 1917. »
Dates of the First World War, 1914 to 1918. United States enters the war, 1917.
In French, with its English meaning. read the official sheet
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