I was raging
Past progressive I conjugation of rage.

rage

The year was 1916 and World War I was raging.
L'année était 1916 et la Première Guerre Mondiale faisait rage.
On the global scene, meanwhile, World War I was raging, with the five great powers of Europe—Austria-Hungary, Britain, France, Germany, and Russia—locked in mortal combat.
Sur la scène internationale, la Première Guerre mondiale faisait rage et les cinq grandes puissances européennes – Allemagne, Autriche-Hongrie, France, Grande-Bretagne et Russie – étaient engagées dans un combat sans merci.
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