1916

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/1916

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What made 1916 a leap year?1916 was a leap year because it had an extra day, February 29, which keeps the calendar in sync with the Earth's seasons.
2. Why were some countries still using the Julian calendar in 1916?Some countries still used the older Julian calendar in 1916, which was 13 days behind the Gregorian calendar, so dates could be different and cause confusion.

Tropical Year: The time it takes for the Earth to complete one orbit around the Sun relative to the seasons, approximately 365.2422 days.
Gregorian Calendar Reform: The 1582 papal bull that introduced a revised calendar, correcting the drift of the Julian calendar and establishing the leap year rules used today.
Geopolitical Landscape: The political, economic, and social factors that shape the relationships between countries and regions on a global scale.