Cause & Effect Practice

I brought an umbrella ___________ it was raining out.

• Because

• Therefore

• As a result

• For this reason

It was raining outside, _____ I brought an umbrella

• Because

• So

• Therefore

• As a result

The rain outside ___________ the purchase of an umbrella ____________ I did not want to get wet.

• Therefore/because

• As a result of/For this reason

• Led to/Because

• Because/So

Hitler invaded Poland in 1939, ___________ Britain and France declaring war shortly after.

• as a result of

• which led to

• continuing

• evidenced by

Smallpox, a deadly disease brought to the Americas by Europeans killed 90% of the Native Americans in North and South America. As a result, Europeans had an easier time colonizing the New World than they would have had there been no disease.

• Cause and Effect

• Not Cause and Effect

Since Islamic empires were expanding to the point of threatening Constantinople, the emperor of the Byzantine Empire requested help from Pope Urban II, so he made a speech to rally troops and start the first Crusade.

• Cause and Effect

• Not Cause and Effect

Billy and Tommy are studying the ancient empires of the world. For a class project, they compare the achievements of the Greeks and Romans to find similarities and differences

• Cause and Effect

• Not Cause and Effect

Alexis makes a timeline of the major events of World War Two for a class assignment

• Cause and Effect

• Not Cause and Effect

Coal powered the machines in factories, therefore more pollution was created as the coal was burned.

• Cause and Effect

• Not Cause and Effect

Stacy examines a local newspaper from 1945 to discover what else was going on in her town at the end of World War Two.

• Cause and Effect

• Not Cause and Effect