World 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.

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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. What is the key allied leaders in world war II?Franklin D. Roosevelt (USA), Winston Churchill (UK), Joseph Stalin (USSR)
2. What caused World War I to start?The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip set off a chain of ultimatums and declarations of war because of the alliance system.
3. Why were battles like the Somme and Verdun remembered?They showed how trench warfare could cause huge casualties for little land gained, making them symbols of the war's futility.

Nationalism: Intense pride and loyalty to one's own nation, often leading to a belief in its superiority.
Imperialism: A policy of extending a country's power and influence through colonization, use of military force, or other means.
Holocaust: The systematic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million Jews by the Nazi regime and its collaborators.
Cold War: A period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies after World War II.