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- world war i (wwi) took place in europe from 1914 to 1918. the united states and countries like great britain and france fought against germany and other countries. during the mid - 1900s, wwi was called the great war. at the time, no one knew that there would be another world war. new technologies like machine guns, tanks and chemical weapons were first used during wwi. more than 9 million soldiers were killed, and 21 million were hurt. woodrow wilson, the us president at the time, referred to wwi as \the war to end all wars.\ it was such a big, destructive war that he thought it would be the last one.
which detail from the passage best supports the statement that world war i was a very destructive war?
a. \world war i (wwi) took place in europe from 1914 to 1918.\
b. \at the time, no one knew that there would be another world war.\
c. \the united states and countries like great britain and france fought against germany and other countries.\
d. \more than 9 million soldiers were killed, and 21 million were hurt.\
- an armistice is an agreement between the different sides of a war to stop fighting. an armistice doesnt always mean that a war is over. it just means that the two sides have decided to stop fighting for a time so that they can figure out how to achieve peace. at 11 oclock on november 11, 1918, the two sides fighting in wwi signed an armistice. in this case, the fighting did not start again. the war ended officially in june 1919.
based on the passage, if two countries that are at war sign an armistice, then
a. the war between them is officially over.
b. the war between them just started.
c. the fighting between them will stop for some time.
d. they agree to never have another war.
For question 1, the number of casualties (more than 9 million killed and 21 million hurt) directly shows the destructive nature of World War I. For question 2, the passage clearly states that an armistice means the two sides stop fighting for a time.
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- D. “More than 9 million soldiers were killed, and 21 million were hurt.”
- C. the fighting between them will stop for some time.