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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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What does “the mass teachings” and "in scores of millions" in this sentence mean?

The people, transported by their suffering and by the mass teachings with which they are inspired, stood around in scores of millions, to demand the retribution should be exacted to the full.

Plus: the sentence is about the conference in Paris right after ww1.
  

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mass teachings = information/propaganda that was promulgated publically by the government and/or public figures. scores of millions = approximately 20 million – 80 million people

  • mass teachings = information/propaganda that was promulgated publically by the government and/or public figures.
  • scores of millions = approximately 20 million – 80 million people
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mass teachings = information/propaganda that was promulgated publically by the government and/or public figures.
scores of millions = approximately 20 million – 80 million people

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