English File 3B Advanced Conflict and War | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

Nelson Mandela was ______________ in 1990 after having been imprisoned for 27 years.

released

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Two of Henry VIII’s six wives were ________, two he divorced, one died following childbirth and the last one survived.

Executed

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The Great Fire of London ________ in a bakery on 2nd September 1666 and wasn’t extinguished until four days later.

broke out

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The French army under Napoleon was ________ at the Battle of Waterloo by the British-led and Prussian armies.

defeated

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The ________ in the United States, fought between the Northern and Southern states, lasted from 1861 to 1865.

civil war

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trap

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seesaw

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shark

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thief

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On 3rd September 1783, a peace ________ was signed between the United States and Britain that ended the American War of Independence.

treaty

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The battleship Bismarck was sunk during the Second World War. Of a crew of 2,200, there were only 114 _______________.

survivors

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In 1805, naval ________ Horatio Nelson led the British Royal Navy to destroy the French-Spanish Fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar.

commander

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In 2018, convicted British football hooligans had to _______________ their passports to police to prevent them from travelling to the World Cup in Russia.

surrender

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In 2019, there were 26 million____________ globally, the majority of whom had fled their home countries due to war and persecution.

refugees

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In Sweden, compulsory service in the armed____________ – army, navy, or air force – was abolished in 2010, but then reintroduced in 2018.

forces

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monster

Reset all scores!

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rocket

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rocket

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lifesaver

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The total number of ________, (people killed or injured) caused directly by the First World War was around 40 million.

casualties

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Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole were nurses who improved the treatment of the ________ in the Crimean War from 1853-6.

wounded

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boom

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fairy

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gift

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lifesaver

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