Why were World War 1 and World War 2 seen as a World Wars, yet the 7 Years War wasn’t seen as one?

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I’ve always wondered this. The 7 Years war was fought on multiple continents and decided the world as we know it, just like both World Wars. I just don’t get why it wasn’t seen as a world war and I came here to ask why.

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world wars I/II are just the names we gave 2 major GLOBAL CONFLICTS. There have been other wars that some historians consider global conflicts…….including the 7 years war.

Most of these conflicts happened so long ago that the population and mobility of the militaries involved with them simply made them not nearly as catastrophic as WWI/II

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