Definitions
definition of confer
to give
definition of exhort
strongly encourage
definition of criticism
construction of a judgment about the negative or positive qualities of someone or something
in 1912 and 1913, a group of Balkan states defeated who?
Turkey (para. 4)
definition of redundant
What is Unnecessarily repetitive
persuade to do something by using force or threats
Coerce
Name of poem Wilfred Owen wrote
Arms and the Boy (page 2, paragraph 4)
Who declared war on Russia
Germany ( para. 7)
Definition of concise
giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words; brief but comprehensive.
Uses statistical analysis and numerical data to support a claim or argument
Statistic
How many teenagers joined the call to fight?
250,000 (page 2, paragraph 8)
in 1917, the American soldiers landed in Europe the Great War had been going on for how long?
three years (para. 11)
definition of precise
exact, accurate, and careful about details
How did Cyril Jose feel about the war when he first joined?
He was excited (page 3, paragraph 3)
What German leader fled to his homeland on November 10th?
Kaiser William (para. 13)
definition of initiate
cause something to begin
definition of derision
contemptuous (disrespectful) ridicule or mockery
Which soldier wrote to their mother?
Aby Bevistein (page 5, paragraph 2)
What Archduke and his wife were assassinated?
Francis Ferdinand and wife Sophie (para. 5)