B. If false, why is it false?
You have now completed part A of this exercise. Some of the sentences were false. Find out why with the explanations below:
- 1. Survivors of the American Civil War started decorating graves of dead soldiers after the end of the war.
False – They started doing this before the war ended. This unofficially started the tradition of decorating soldiers’ graves.
- 2. Congress recognizes that Memorial Day officially started in Boalsburg, Pennsylvania.
False – According to Congress, Waterloo in New York is the official birthplace of Memorial Day.
- 4. Memorial Day became an official public holiday in 1868, just a few years after the Civil War.
False – ‘Decoration Day’ was founded in 1868, but the American government didn’t declare Memorial Day an official public holiday until 1968, 100 years later.
- 6. The poppy became a symbol of Memorial Day because it is red, like the blood of soldiers.
False – The idea to use the poppy as a symbol of Memorial Day was inspired by the poem ‘In Flanders Fields’.
- 8. There is a minute of silence for Memorial Day, but its time varies from state to state.
False – The minute of silence is at 3pm everywhere, because that is the time when most Americans are enjoying their freedoms, according to Congress.
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