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The teenage soldiers of WW1
The War to End All Wars
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definition of confer

to give

100

definition of exhort 

strongly encourage

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definition of criticism 

construction of a judgment about the negative or positive qualities of someone or something 

100

in 1912 and 1913, a group of Balkan states defeated who?

Turkey (para. 4)

200

definition of redundant

What is Unnecessarily repetitive 

200

persuade to do something by using force or threats

Coerce

200

Name of poem Wilfred Owen wrote

Arms and the Boy (page 2, paragraph 4)

200

Who declared war on Russia

Germany ( para. 7)

300

Definition of concise 

giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words; brief but comprehensive. 

300

Uses statistical analysis and numerical data to support a claim or argument 

Statistic

300

How many teenagers joined the call to fight? 

250,000 (page 2, paragraph 8)

300

in 1917, the American soldiers landed in Europe the Great War had been going on for how long?

three years (para. 11) 

400

definition of precise

exact, accurate, and careful about details 

400
two or more words that have identical pronunciations, but different meanings and spellings 
a homophone
400

How did Cyril Jose feel about the war when he first joined? 

He was excited (page 3, paragraph 3) 

400

What German leader fled to his homeland on November 10th?

Kaiser William (para. 13) 

500

definition of initiate 

cause something to begin

500

definition of derision 

contemptuous (disrespectful)  ridicule or mockery 

500

Which soldier wrote to their mother? 

Aby Bevistein (page 5, paragraph 2)

500

What Archduke and his wife were assassinated? 

Francis Ferdinand and wife Sophie (para. 5) 

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