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Why did Winston Churchill call the Seven Years' War (1756-1763) 'the first world war'?
Quebec and Plassey redrew empires; France lost North America, Britain gained India's foothold — and the war debt led straight to the American Revolution.
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The Seven Years' War The Seven Years' War (1756-1763) was fought on four continents — Europe, the Americas, West Africa, and India — earning Churchill's label 'the first world war'. Britain's victories at Quebec and Plassey redrew empires: France lost North America and its Indian foothold, Prussia survived against the odds, and the war's debts led straight to the American Revolution.
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