Question

the following passage (paragraph 2) mainly shows that __________. on june 28, 1914, a bosnian serb named gavrilo princip shot and killed archduke franz ferdinand, heir presumptive of the austrian - hungarian empire. there had been tensions and smaller conflicts for years, and the assassination set off a chain of war declarations as nations pledged to support their allies or oppose their enemies. thus began a war of unprecedented scale: a world war. when america entered the great war, or, as we now call it, world war i, in 1917, they found a new type of warfare. machine guns, mustard gas, tanks, airplanes, submarines, and other advancements changed the way wars were fought. a. gavrilo princip assassinated franz ferdinand b. the great war was of an unprecedented scale of destruction c. the great war was characterized by massive casualties d. gavrilo princip became one of the most decorated generals of the great war

Explanation:

• Option A: The assassination is a part of the passage but not the main point, as the passage goes on to discuss the war that followed.
• Option B: The passage states "Thus began a war of unprecedented scale: a World War" and also mentions the new warfare technologies, which supports that the Great War was of an unprecedented scale.
• Option C: The passage does not mention massive casualties, it focuses on the scale of the war and new warfare methods.
• Option D: There is no information in the passage about Gavrilo Princip being a decorated general.

Answer:

B. the Great War was of an unprecedented scale of destruction