Ameliorate President Harry S. Truman

Directions:  students should grammatically correct the following sentence(s) below, in red. There are four missing commas and one missing colon (:)

Harry S. Truman President of the United States was involved in several important events between 1945-1953 the atomic bombing of Japan the beginning of the Cold War as well as the start of the Korean War.

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Suggested Answer:
Harry S. Truman, President of the United States, was involved in several important events between 1945-1953: the atomic bombing of Japan, the beginning of the Cold War, as well as the start of the Korean War.

Ameliorate Iwo Jima

Directions: grammatically correct the sentences, below; there is missing semicolon and other needed corrections. 

The Battle of iwo jima was fought in 1945 and lasted five weeks it was a significant victory against the japanese. 

Overview of fighting Japanese during WW 2

Ballad of Ira Hayes with lyrics
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Suggested Correction:
The Battle of Iwo Jima was fought in 1945 and lasted five weeks; it was a significant victory against the Japanese. 

Ameliorate Huey Long

There are two sentences, three missing commas, and one missing apostrophe.

Huey Long 1893 – 1935 was an American politician who served as Louisianas governor and was a member of the U.S. Senate from 1932 until his assassination in 1935 a Democrat and an outspoken left-wing populist Long denounced the wealthy elites and the banks.

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Suggested Correction: 

Huey Long, 1893 – 1935, was an American politician who served as Louisiana's governor and was a member of the U.S. Senate from 1932 until his assassination in 1935. A Democrat and an outspoken left-wing populist, Long denounced the wealthy elites and the banks.

Ameliorate the Yalta Conference

Directions: grammatically correct the following sentence(s), in red. There is a missing colon (:), a missing semicolon (;), two missing commas, and one missing apostrophe. 

The Yalta Conference was a meeting of the Big Three Winston Churchill Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin Allied leaders planned for Germanys post-war division into four occupation zones.

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Suggested Correction:

The Yalta Conference was a meeting of the Big Three: Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin; Allied leaders planned for Germany's post-war division into four occupation zones.