WWI was known as the Great War during its time. It became known as the First Great War during WWII. It wasn't until after WWII that the moniker of WWI was given to the first world war. It was the first war to use airplanes in combat, even before there was an Air Force, as airplanes had been invented about a decade prior to the war. While the United States attempted to stay out of the war for a long time, much as it did during
WWII, it was eventually drawn in, and those men who were not already in the military were subject to the draft when it became obvious that there were not enough enlisted military men to take care of the manpower needed for the United States required to win the war...
