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From the Ted Talk by Adeline Cuvelier and Toril Rokseth: How does the Nobel Peace Prize work?

Unscramble the Blue Letters


But what about peace? Because Nobel's name was tied to inventions used in the war industry, many have assumed that he created the peace prize out of regret. However, this is all speculation as he never expressed any such sentiments, and his inventions were also used for cntcsrvtuoie purposes. Instead, many hoitsanirs connect Alfred Nobel's interest for the peace cause to his decade-long fhnrdiiesp and correspondence with an Austrian pacifist named Bertha Von Suttner. Von Suttner was one of the leaders of the inaannetoirtl peace movement, and in 1905, after Nobel's dateh, she became the first woman to be awarded the Nobel pacee Prize.

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But what about peace? Because Nobel's name was tied to inventions used in the war industry, many have assumed that he created the peace prize out of regret. However, this is all speculation as he never expressed any such sentiments, and his inventions were also used for ____________ purposes. Instead, many __________ connect Alfred Nobel's interest for the peace cause to his decade-long __________ and correspondence with an Austrian pacifist named Bertha Von Suttner. Von Suttner was one of the leaders of the _____________ peace movement, and in 1905, after Nobel's _____, she became the first woman to be awarded the Nobel _____ Prize.

Solution


  1. peace
  2. friendship
  3. international
  4. death
  5. historians
  6. constructive

Original Text


But what about peace? Because Nobel's name was tied to inventions used in the war industry, many have assumed that he created the peace prize out of regret. However, this is all speculation as he never expressed any such sentiments, and his inventions were also used for constructive purposes. Instead, many historians connect Alfred Nobel's interest for the peace cause to his decade-long friendship and correspondence with an Austrian pacifist named Bertha Von Suttner. Von Suttner was one of the leaders of the international peace movement, and in 1905, after Nobel's death, she became the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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Important Words


  1. alfred
  2. assumed
  3. austrian
  4. awarded
  5. bertha
  6. connect
  7. constructive
  8. correspondence
  9. created
  10. death
  11. expressed
  12. friendship
  13. historians
  14. industry
  15. interest
  16. international
  17. inventions
  18. leaders
  19. movement
  20. named
  21. nobel
  22. pacifist
  23. peace
  24. prize
  25. purposes
  26. regret
  27. sentiments
  28. speculation
  29. suttner
  30. tied
  31. von
  32. war
  33. woman