Treni della felicità

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/treni-della-felicit

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 is the program name?Treni della felicità (Trains of Happiness)
2. What is the operational period?1945-1952
3. How many children were moved by the Treni della felicità?About 70,000 children were relocated from southern Italy to families in the north.
4. Why did the trains go from southern Italy to northern Italy?Southern Italy was very poor after the war, while the north had more resources, so the trains helped give children a better chance to grow up.

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