The Great War and the Making of the Modern World
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The Great War and the Making of the Modern World is a historical study that examines how World War I reshaped global politics, society, and culture, laying the foundations for the modern era.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Great War and the Making of the Modern World canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Great War and the Making of the Modern World Context triple: [Jeremy Black, hasWritten, The Great War and the Making of the Modern World]
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A.
Historial de la Grande Guerre
Historial de la Grande Guerre is a major World War I museum in Péronne, France, dedicated to exploring the social and military history of the conflict, particularly on the Western Front.
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B.
The Myth of the Twentieth Century
The Myth of the Twentieth Century is a 1930 Nazi ideological treatise by Alfred Rosenberg that attempts to provide a racial and philosophical justification for National Socialism.
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C.
The Guns of August
The Guns of August is Barbara Tuchman’s influential narrative history of the outbreak and first month of World War I, renowned for its vivid storytelling and analysis of the political and military miscalculations that led to global conflict.
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D.
A World Transformed
A World Transformed is a political memoir and foreign policy analysis co-written by former U.S. National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft that examines major global events at the end of the Cold War and during the Gulf War.
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E.
The Consequences of War
The Consequences of War is a dramatic Baroque painting by Peter Paul Rubens that allegorically depicts the chaos and devastation wrought by armed conflict in 17th-century Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Great War and the Making of the Modern World Target entity description: The Great War and the Making of the Modern World is a historical study that examines how World War I reshaped global politics, society, and culture, laying the foundations for the modern era.
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A.
Historial de la Grande Guerre
Historial de la Grande Guerre is a major World War I museum in Péronne, France, dedicated to exploring the social and military history of the conflict, particularly on the Western Front.
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B.
The Myth of the Twentieth Century
The Myth of the Twentieth Century is a 1930 Nazi ideological treatise by Alfred Rosenberg that attempts to provide a racial and philosophical justification for National Socialism.
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C.
The Guns of August
The Guns of August is Barbara Tuchman’s influential narrative history of the outbreak and first month of World War I, renowned for its vivid storytelling and analysis of the political and military miscalculations that led to global conflict.
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D.
A World Transformed
A World Transformed is a political memoir and foreign policy analysis co-written by former U.S. National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft that examines major global events at the end of the Cold War and during the Gulf War.
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E.
The Consequences of War
The Consequences of War is a dramatic Baroque painting by Peter Paul Rubens that allegorically depicts the chaos and devastation wrought by armed conflict in 17th-century Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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historical study ⓘ |
| analyzes | foundations of the modern world ⓘ |
| examines |
how World War I reshaped culture
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how World War I reshaped global politics ⓘ how World War I reshaped society ⓘ |
| focusesOn | impact of World War I on the modern era ⓘ |
| genre | non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
cultural memory of World War I
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long-term consequences of war ⓘ social transformation in the 20th century ⓘ transition from empires to nation-states ⓘ |
| historicalEventCovered |
First World War
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linked to:
World War I
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| historicalPeriodCovered | 1914–1918 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | historical analysis ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
World War I
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cultural change ⓘ global politics ⓘ societal change ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Great War and the Making of the Modern World Description of subject: The Great War and the Making of the Modern World is a historical study that examines how World War I reshaped global politics, society, and culture, laying the foundations for the modern era.
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