Many of them believed that the first World War in Europe had been a terrible mistake.

VOA: special.2011.01.06

Suny explains that during the First World War, the Ottoman Empire sided with Germany and was thus at war with Russia and most of Europe.

VOA: standard.2010.03.18

Strauss-Kahn said the recent Group of 20 meeting in London, which he attended, was exceptionally successful, mainly because leaders committed themselves to taking all actions necessary to pull the global economy out of its first synchronized, post-World War II downturn.

VOA: standard.2009.04.16