Benjamin Disraeli

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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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. When was Benjamin Disraeli born?December 21, 1804
2. When did Benjamin Disraeli die?April 19, 1881 (age 76)
3. Where was Benjamin Disraeli born?Bloomsbury, London, England
4. Who was Benjamin Disraeli?Benjamin Disraeli was a British writer and politician who served as Prime Minister twice and helped shape the Conservative Party.
5. Why was Benjamin Disraeli special for his background?He was the first British Prime Minister with Jewish heritage, though he was baptized into the Church of England when he was 12.

Tory Democracy: A political ideology within Conservatism that emphasizes national unity and the welfare of all social classes.
Eastern Question: The complex diplomatic and political problems arising from the decline of the Ottoman Empire in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Peerage: A rank in the British nobility, such as Duke, Marquess, Earl, Viscount, or Baron, granting the holder a seat in the House of Lords.