WORLD HISTORY

WORLD WAR II

CAUSES AND COURSE OF THE WORLD WAR II

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Is the following description describing a primary source, secondary source, or neither ____ I wanted to do a report on how Acadian people arrived here in Louisiana. I interviewed someone who knew about it. I couldn’t interview anyone who was there, because they are not living anymore. I made a video last week about Acadian life in the 1800’s.
A
Secondary Source
B
Primary Source
C
Neither
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Primary sources can be described as those sources that are closest to the origin of the information. They contain raw information and thus, must be interpreted by researchers. Secondary sources are closely related to primary sources and often interpret them.

Detailed explanation-2: -A Primary Source is information that was created at the same time as an event or by a person directly involved in the event. Diaries, speeches, letters, official records, autobiographies. A Secondary Source gets its information from somewhere else or by a person not directly involved in the event.

Detailed explanation-3: -For example, diaries, artwork, poems, letters, journals, treaties, and speeches are all primary sources. Secondary sources are interpretations of primary sources. For example, they can be articles, television documentaries, conferences, biographies, essays, and critiques of a piece of art.

Detailed explanation-4: -For example, an autobiography is a primary source while a biography is a secondary source. Typical secondary sources include: Scholarly Journal Articles. Use these and books exclusively for writing Literature Reviews.

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