B4

In 1896, Said Khalid seized power in Zanzibar. A British fleet soon arrived at the port of Zanzibar and ordered him out of the royal palace. Khalid refused to leave. At 9:02 on the morning of August 27, British ships started a fire on the palace, a war between Britain and Zanzibar__________.

BEGIN

B5

The palace __________very quickly. At 9:40 that morning, Said Khalid surrendered and the war ended.

DESTROY

B6

This «war» was the _____________in history. It lasted a total of 38 minutes!

SHORT

B7

The British ____________requested money from the people of Zanzibar to pay for the shells the British warships had used to win the war.

LATE

B8

It was King Louis XIV of France who ordered a palace with 1,300 rooms in the 1600s. Louis wanted a bigger palace than any other king. In 1661, the French started ____________this new palace.

BUILD

B9

It was located at a place outside Paris, ______________ Versailles.

CALL

B10

It had to be big — Louis's court had 20,000 people, and Versailles _____________ the centre of court life.

BECOME