Introduction: How Do We Decide What to Believe?
Primary and Secondary Sources
Guided Practice
Instructions
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The diary of a World War I soldier, describing living conditions in the trenches
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A reference to that diary in a textbook
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A newspaper account of a military rising in Central Asia, written by a journalist who was on vacation there when it happened
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A photograph of fighting during the rising mentioned above
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The caption under the photograph, written by the newspaper editor
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Sheet music of World War I soldiers songs, such as a Long Way to Tipperary, dated 1917
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A recording made using this sheet music
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A report on a famine in Africa made by a United Nations official who toured the famine area
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An original copy of the Treaty of Versailles (which ended World War I)
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Notes, taken after the treaty had been negotiated, by Colonel House (the aide to the American president)