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Primary Source Assignment #2
For this assignment you will again be required to use the Internet History Sourcebook. This sourcebook is compiled by Fordham University and offers a wealth of primary source documents that are available right online.
The link to the sourcebook is provided for you in the Week 10 Learning Module. This link will take you to the Modern History page of the Sourcebook. Please read the following instructions carefully.
1) First, read Chapter 23 in the textbook.
2) Then, using the link, choose a primary source document to discuss. Note: there are A LOT of primary sources. Try to choose one that relates to something you have read in the textbook.
Example Topics:
Women in the War
War Propaganda
The End of WWI
3) For the second part of the assignment, you will access JSTOR, the academic journal database. This database is accessible through the library webpage. In this database, choose an article that relates to the topic of the primary source you chose.
4) Your submission should be 1-2 pages in length. You MUST include all citation information for the primary source and the JSTOR article in your assignment. I am not concerned with the format of your citations-- I just need to be able to see where they came from :)
The main objective for this Primary Source Assignment is that you become familiar with the Internet Sourcebook, and JSTOR-- these are incredibly valuable resources. Do not get overwhelmed with the number of primary sources or the number of articles on the database. Choose your sources and then briefly tell me about them. You can be informal, but you should be mindful of using quotation marks for direct quotes. Otherwise, I am not requiring the use of citations within your paper.
Let me know if you have any questions at all, or you need some help finding a primary source or an article from the database. This assignment will introduce you to these resources, and remember, this is not a formal paper.
This assignment is worth 20 points, not the usual 10 points :)
Modern History SoURCE
Chapter: 23 THE BEGINNING OF THE TWENTIETH-CENTURY CRISIS: WAR AND REVOLUTION
War and Revolution page 785
The Casualties of the War
World War I devastated European civilization. Between 8 and 9 million soldiers died on the battlefields; another 22 million were wounded. Many of those who survived later died from war injuries or lived on with missing arms or legs or other forms of mutilation. The birthrate in many European countries declined noticeably as a result of the death ormaiming of so many young men. Nor did the killing affect only soldiers. Untold numbers of civilians died from war injuries or starvation. In 1915, using the excuse of a rebellion by the Armenian minority and their supposed collaboration with the Russians, the Turkish govern- ment began systematically to kill Armenian men and expel women and children. Within seven months, 600,000 Armenians had been killed, and 500,000 had been deported. Of the latter, 400,000 died while marching through the deserts and swamps of Syria and Mesopotamia. By September 1915, an estimated one million Armenians
were dead, the victims of genocide.
Cengage Advantage Books: World History, volume II
