Signify: Significar
Announce: Anunciar
Surrender: Rendirse
Crowd: Multitud (de gente)
Street party: Fiesta callejera
Relief: Alivio
Hardship: Dificultad
Commemorate: Conmemorar
Bank Holiday: Puente
Fight: Luchar
Hope: Esperanza
Read the statements and decide whether they are true or false.
Falso
VE Day is celebrated on the 8th of May
Verdadero
Prime Minister Winston Churchill announced the surrender at 3 o'clock in the afternoon!
Verdadero
The war had been a difficult time for civilians at home and fighting abroad. People felt very emotional and relieved that the fighting was over.
Falso
VE Day brought mixed emotions. People were happy that the fighting was over but they also reflected on those who lost their lives during the war.
Falso
Rationing didn't end as soon as the war was over. Clothes rationing stayed in place until 1949 and food rationing until 1954.
Verdadero
A two-minute silence is a common act to show respect for lots of different celebrations and days of remembrance, including on VE Day.
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