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Who said wwi was the war to end all wars. Germany declares war on France Russias ally and prepares to invade Belgium 6. Global trade was at an all time high. He and others felt that this war would put an end once and for all to the sort of governments and attitudes.

The nations of Europe were joined together by webs of trade and capital. The War to End All Wars. It was intercepted and printed in US paper.

The phrase War to end all wars was in part a reaction to the horrors of the conflict with many believing that with the full cost of modern war so evident no nation would fight one again. After the Battle of Jutland which pitched the British Grand Fleet against Imperial Germanys High Seas Fleet Britannia largely ruled the waves. The phrase war to end all wars was first used by the British author H.

Alexander ChernyakovEGetty Images After it was over World War I was called the war to end all wars because it was so destructive that the nations of the world wanted to prevent such slaughter from ever happening again. No one saw the catastrophe coming until it came. To the shock of absolutely nobody conflicts persisted around the world after the armistice was signed on November 11 1918.

One of our founders Dallas Pratt was related to a number of people who saw active service including his uncle Henry Rogers Benjamin who was based in Italy as part of the Naval Reserve Flying Corps NRFC. David Lloyd George 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor and British statesman was a loud opponent to the phrase. Britain through alliance pledged to protect Belgium declared war on Germany.

Wells an author and idealist who truly believed that the horrendous death toll of WWI and the sheer carnage witnessed the world over would put a stop to any future wars. The war ended on 11 November 1918. War to end all wars.