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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The Seven Years War IS commonly described as world war in history texts. Virtually any meaningful study of it these days will describe both it and the Napoleonic Wars as world wars.

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