Winter War

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/winter-war

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 conflict period?November 30, 1939 – March 13, 1940
2. What is the primary combatants?Soviet Union vs. Finland
3. What was the Winter War and when did it happen?The Winter War was a fight between Finland and the Soviet Union that lasted from November 1939 to March 1940.
4. Why did the Soviet Union attack Finland?The Soviets wanted to protect the city of Leningrad and gain land, but Finland refused to give up its territory.

Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact: A non-aggression pact between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed in August 1939.
League of Nations: An intergovernmental organization founded as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended World War I.
Red Army: The armed forces of the Soviet Union from 1918 to 1946.
Puppet Government: A government that is controlled by an outside power.