The most common term for WWI was "the Great War"
Was it ever called "the First World War" or "World War One" before WWII?
Did anyone call the war of WWII, "the Second World War" or "World War Two" before Pearl Harbor? Before Barbarossa? Was there any other distinctive name for the war between the German led coalition and the British led coalition between Sept 1939 and June 1941?
Was it ever called "the First World War" or "World War One" before WWII?
Did anyone call the war of WWII, "the Second World War" or "World War Two" before Pearl Harbor? Before Barbarossa? Was there any other distinctive name for the war between the German led coalition and the British led coalition between Sept 1939 and June 1941?