With reference to their origin and purpose, discuss the value and limitations of Source 1 and Source 2 for Historians studying the "Origins and Causes" of the First World War.
For any historian, while looking into a particular subject, must utilize as many sources as possible to gain a more comprehensive, unbiased perspective especially for cloudy topics like World War 1. However, not any source can be plucked out of the streets and used; it must be evaluated beforehand. Two sources that will be evaluated, both pertaining to the causes of World War 1, are from thecorner.org, which will be referenced as Source 1, and library.thinkquest.org, which will be referenced as Source 2. Source 1 was written by HW Poon in 1979, although the site that hosts it has been updated until 2007. Poon’s work hosted on the site is called The First World War (1914-1918) and was most likely put up because it offers insights regarding the causes of World War I, including national rivalries, alliance systems, militarism, and economic and colonial rivalries, to name a few and also the course of the war and the results of it. Source 1 is a valuable resource in that, while providing background information and a touch of in depth information as well as statistics and maps. Its only limitation is the lack of in depth information, because although it gives a few, there is not nearly as much as would be preferred. Source 2 was a collaborative effort by authors Suzanne Karpilovsky, Maria Fogel, and Olivia Kobelt to provide general knowledge about the background of World War I and focuses primarily on imperialism, nationalism, and militarism and their roles in causing World War I. Source 2, although largely presented in an overview manner, does contain some specifics and connections between events. But whatever its benefits, Source 2 is limited, like Source 1, by its lack of in depth information. Overall, both Source 1 and 2 are valuable sources, but Source 1, more so. Presenting knowledge of the causes of World War 1 including statistics and maps, Source 1 is better for a semi-interested historian whereas Source 2 is better for regular people who want to know the general details of the causes of World War 1.
Karpilovsky, Suzanne , Maria Fogel, and Olivia Kobelt. "Causes of World War I” Oracle ThinkQuest Library . N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Oct. 2010. . Poon, HW. "World War I - Militarism." TheCorner. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Oct. 2010. .
This was a political cartoon that was published in a 1906 edition of the British tabloid The Daily Mirror. The cartoon is titled “The Daydream of Fritz.” “Fritz” was another name for Germans, and therefore this cartoon depicts the German dream for the future. They wanted to become a leading industrial nation that would be so powerful that even mighty Britain would have to rely on them for goods. This cartoon effectively summarizes Germany’s dream at a glance. This greed and desire for industrial strength was one of the main long term causes of WWI. As nations scrambled for the resources in different colonies, tensions within Europe began to rise. These tensions finally escalated to the point where a single tipping point was enough to make all of Europe tumble into war. However, there were other causes, both long term and short term, of WWI that weren’t depicted in this cartoon. Also, this cartoon only depicts a relationship between Germany and Britain from the Germans’ point of view. However, there were tensions between other two nations during this time.
This source is a short clip from a video describing the causes of WWI. The exact name of the original video and its details isn’t given however, which makes this clip’s reliability questionable. Still the purpose of this video was to describe one short term cause of WWI, namely the two alliances that divided Europe. They were called the Central Powers, which consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy, and the Triple Alliance, which consisted of Russia, France and Britain. These two alliances began to hold an arms race, which created tensions within Europe that could snap with just one tremor. This source gives a clear picture of the major issues during this time. However it focuses a lot on the Triple Alliance and the process it had to undergo to forge their alliance. The clip discusses how Russia felt it had to forge an alliance with France, as the Balkan region, which held many Slavs, looked up to Russia as its protector from the growing power in Central Europe. The clip also describes how the British and the French had to put their past disputes behind them and forge an alliance to protect them from the restless and greedy Germany. However, this video is biased in this very way. It is quite one-sided and in a way is biased against the Central Powers. It also only discusses the short term cause of WWI. There are many other different causes of WWI, not just the alliance system, that aren’t discussed in this clip. Therefore, this isn’t a complete picture on the causes of WWI.
This source speaks of the Assassination of Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie. It goes in on more detail of the strategic planning of the Black Hand terrorist group. The Origin of the video however is not really known; the only source for it is that it is on Slightly Avocados YouTube channel, which is definitely a limitation if historians had wanted to study this source. The purpose of the source is to touch on the whole Assassination process and the planning that went into it before. It talks about things that happened that might not be very widely known. For example, it says how members of the Black Hand had already tried to fire at the carriage with Franz Ferdinand in it but missed. After this, instead of switching to a carriage with a roof or not continuing the journey at all the carriage kept going which is when Gavrillo Princip got the chance to shoot the Archduke. The value of this source is simply that it detailed how many tries and how many members of the Black Hand that were trying to kill Franz Ferdinand on the day. So, if historians were interested in using this source they would be able to get extra information about the specific planning of the assassination.
Source 2, is an article which was written by three IB diploma students studying IBH history and who graduated in 1996; Suzanna Karpilovsky, Maria Fogel, Olivia Kobelt. The purpose of the article is to discuss the economic, ideological, political, and religious origins and causes of the First World War. The Purpose is also just to summarize the causes of the Great War. The value this source might have to historians is that it is a very short and concise summary that lists a number of interesting causes of the First World War. The Limitations that are shown are mainly the sources credibility again. The students have not listed their sources that they used which they should have done even if most of it was from their own memory. The source talks about the economic and imperial competition that was going on in Europe at this time. It also touches upon the political causes, which includes the arms race, the alliances, as well as the assassination of Franz Ferdinand.
Source 1: "BBC - Schools Online World War One - H.Q. - Articles - Causes of the War." BBC - Homepage. Web. 31 Oct. 2010. .
Source 2: "World War I - Immediate Cause." TheCorner. Web. 31 Oct. 2010. .
Source 1 is a small article from BBC about the Triple Alliance and Triple Entente in respects to the causes of world war one. The main focus of this source is actually the map, and the words below it just give a brief overview of how this map relates to world war one. The purpose of this map is to show how the alliances were formed geographically, and the significance of these alliances. Through the use of this map, historians can see how the center of Europe (Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy) were allied together to isolate France from the rest of Europe. One the side of the Triple Entente, it shows how France attempted to combat the Triple Alliance, by forming the Triple Entente. The limitation to this map is that it doesn't show how these alliances changed coming into world war one, and any new nations that joined them. However this limitation would just show a little more insight into how these alliances were a cause of world war one, but the map is still valuable as it serves its purpose of showing where these alliances were situated. For a historian wanting to see the layout of Europe and where the alliances were leading into world war one, this map would prove very valuable. Its value is limited as a picture can only really show one aspect, just like it cannot show the changes in this map as time progresses.
The origin of Source 2 is an article from thecorner.org, a history website from the Useful Links section on the class blog. Straight from this information it can be seen that this article has some sort of value as it is a .org site, meaning the site is from a legitimate source, and also it has been referenced as a legitimate source from a HL History teacher. The purpose of this source was to explain the immediate cause of WWI, and how that led to the outbreak of WWI. For a historian using this article as a reference, they would have good information on what the cause was, why it happened and what the effects of it were. The limitation to this source is that it does not have any references as to where the information came from, however if you do compare it to other sources they all say the same thing. The information is obviously not as in depth as it could be, but it has enough depth so that one could obtain enough information from it. This source has a lot of value for a historian using it and its only limit is the lack of very in depth information - which may not be needed in most cases - and lack of references to other sources.
Using one of the resources in the "useful links" section of the website locate 2 documents for analysis related to the economic, idealogical, political, or religious origins/causes of the First World War.
With reference to their origin and purpose, discuss the value and limitations of Source 1 and Source 2 for Historians studying the "Origins and Causes" of the First World War.
Source one is a website, and the origin of this specific article, “Economic Rivalries” was written by HW Poon between 2000-2007. The purpose of this article is to portray the economic causes of WWI as due to the rivalries, mainly basing it on that between Germany and Britain concerning their conflicts and competition within industrialization and trade, the Alsace and Lorraine conflict between France and Germany and also the German-Austrian rivalry with Russia in the Balkans. This source argues that the economic rivalries were a minor cause of world war one as the rivalries had become controlled and eased off in the ten years before the outbreak of the war, but does not ignore the fact that it does act as a cause for the Great War. The value of this source is that it provides one with a thorough yet summarized account of the main economical conflicts, however it can be seen as a limitation that it is not very in-depth and is not very detailed. However, as the purpose is to portray the causes rather than discuss them, this can be seen as a valuable source. Source two is an article under the title “The Great War Causes” published by three students in 1996 by the names Suzanne Karpilovsky, Maria Fogel and Olivia Kobelt, whereof two (excluding the latter) were IB diploma students. The purpose of this article, as stated in the title is to display the causes which ultimately lead to the First World War. The section of this article concerning the economic causes emphasizes it as parallel to that of the imperialistic influence, highlighting the want to increase foreign market trade and competition between the different nations, especially between Germany and Britain. This source includes the three examples stated in source one, but in a more basic manner than that of the first source. The value of this source is this it provides one with a great overview which is easy to understand concerning the causes of World War One, however as it does not only focus on one aspect (in this case, the economic causes), a limitation is yet again the lack of detail of specific events and accounts which hinders an in-depth analyzation or ability to provide concrete examples of the specific causes.
Source 1: Origin - The article is called "The Great War Causes" and it was written by three IB Diploma Students during the mid 1990s. So we know its from a modern (and a student's) perspective of the causes of WW1. Purpose - This source was probably an assignment so it was for learning purposes for those three individual students. But it is also informative to outside readers. Value - The value of this source is that the three students stated the causes in chronological order. They start with the long term causes then the short and then they finish with the Assassination in Sarajevo. Limitations - The students only briefly summarized each cause of the First World War. This could be an advantage if your studying the causes out of curiosity, but because of its lack of detail its a limitation for anyone who is studying the causes in depth.
Source 2: Origin - This is a cartoon called "The day-dream of Fritz" published in 1906 in the Daily Mirror, a newspaper in England. So we know this cartoon was from British perspective right before the war. Purpose - This article depicts Germany dream to be a major industrial power, or Germany's desire to have a "place in the sun". This cartoon seems neutral, it doesn't seem to be ridiculing the Germans. Value - The value of this source is that it shows British perspective of Germany. And it shows where Germany was at during 1906. Limitations - The limitations is that it doest show Germany's perspective of British being the biggest Industrial Power.
This site contains several documents on several events that eventually dragged the world into war. The documents go into great detail on events such as Franz Ferdinand's assasination and Maps of pre war Europe. The documents also go into great detail on how that certain event was instrumental in starting the war. A serious limitation however is the way the information is organized. WHile organizing the events into sections helps the reader to find the event they are looking for, the effects are not very well organized. This makes it harder for readers who want to analyze effects of the event.
Source 2 Origin: http://www.essortment.com/all/worldwaricaus_nbk.htm This site is pretty short, but it gives the facts that are required for anyone to gain a basic understanding of the causes of World War 1. The information is short, but it gives the must knows which allows the reader to couple with his or her own knowledge and then to gain a bigger picture of the causes. A limiting factor is the small amount of information that is given. Someone without much knowledge of the causes of World War 1 would have a hard time to analyze the information.
With reference to their origin and purpose, discuss the value and limitations of Source 1 and Source 2 for Historians studying the "Origins and Causes" of the First World War.
The origin of this source is a cartoon drawn by W.K. Haselden in 1908. The cartoon was drawn in response to a proposal that there should be a club in London in which everybody is always optimistic and looking on the bright side of all situations. The purpose of this cartoon, like most cartoons, is satirical. The art shows different situations that would otherwise be considered annoying or upsetting. But, since the characters are cheesily treating the situations optimistically, humor is created. This therefore, was trying to show the irrationality of the idea of having an "Optimist Club". This source is valuable because it gives insight into two moods of the people in London in 1908. The first mood is that everybody should not worry about the possibility of war; if it comes, it comes, and there's nothing to be done about it. The second mood is that of the author, which is rebelling against the first mood; this could be because of the belief that war is not inevitable and humans need to try to prevent it. This Source is limited because it is vague what the author's intentions are. Assumptions can be made, but not definitively.
The origin of this source is thecorner.org. It was written by HW Poon in 1979 and electronically updated in 2007. It is part of a collection of other articles that all discuss the causes of WWI. This particular article focuses on the Economic Rivalries of the world at the time in relation to the tensions they caused. The purpose of this source is to be informative. It provides information for students to look up in research for school or for personal knowledge. The source is valuable because of the different examples it gives. It gives the examples of Germany and England's naval race, France and Germany's coal and other resource struggles, and Germany and Austria rivaling against Russia for Balkan influence due to trade routes. It also took another approach to the economic causes, saying that they are actually more minor than many suggest. This approach is valuable because it gives another perspective for historians to consider. However, this source is limited in its lack of detail. There wasn't a lot of detail when it came to the text itself, and there also wasn't much detail about who this HW Poon man was. Therefore it is not certain that the writer of this source had all of his facts straight.
1. Cartoon O – W.K Haselden was born in Spain, which means that the origin of this cartoon is a southwestern European view of what happened during the World War 1, and how the leading figures react to chaos, by thinking that it is most interesting
P – The purpose of this cartoon is to show the audience how the leading figures of the war cabinet think it is fascinating when the house of commons get upset about a letter and they even start to almost fight each other for it. This means that the leaders knew how to set off a conflict that would cause a lot of disturbance
V – The value of this cartoon is that it shows how World War 1 started, with a well thought off plan, where Germany would back up Austria-Hungary with a blank check making it more possible for Austria-Hungary to take their revenge. Also, it shows clearly who fights the wars of their leaders, with the War cabinet reflecting over what is happening while the House of Commons fight each other for something that they haven’t done
L – The limitation of this cartoon is that it does not directly address what the “mistake” is and why the House of Commons is so upset about it. This is a limitation because without any prior knowledge it can be hard to understand what it addresses which directly kills the purpose of the cartoon
2. NY times article O – Miranda Seymour is a British novelist, and writer, which give this article an origin of western European view, and this can have influenced what the author thought of the Germans, and their alliance
P – The purpose of this article is to show the reader that World War 1 was really a war between a family since the rulers at that time were all cousins. Czar Nicholas of Russia, King George V of Britain, and Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, were all from the same family. This article shows how they react to different historical events, such as how Kaiser Wilhelm II reacted to King George V’s decision to cut loose his German connections.
V – The article has a lot of events and their successfulness or failure, and how and why that happened. The article also covers how World War 1 really was a war between relatives to get the most power
L – A limitation to this article is that it does not really say what impact each event had on the war and how some of these events caused the war to happen. Also, a limitation is that the article uses the phrase “you already know” but it is not obvious that everyone knows what happened during World War 1 which limits the audience to an audience that are mainly historically educated.
Question: With reference to their origin and purpose, discuss the value and limitations of Source 1 and Source 2 for Historians studying the "Origins and Causes" of the First World War.
Response:
When analyzing sources in history it is important in acknowledging their origins and purposes. The origin of source 1 is neither old nor a primary source but merely an interesting way of representing the entangled alliances that contributed to the start of WWI (created in 2008). The origin of source 2 (political cartoon) is also fairly recent (exact date unknown). This cartoon is most likely written by a westerner, though the author is unknown.
The purpose of source 1 is fairly straightforward. Because this information isn’t an opinion, but factual, this document is almost completely free of bias. This document’s purpose is to illustrate how the entangled alliances led to WWI. Because all the circles are connected to each other at one point or another, it makes the alliance system seem very intricate and intertwined. This Venn diagram (source 1) supports the concept that if two countries go to war together, than all countries will eventually get involved. The purpose of source 2 is also fairly obvious in that it shows the world as frightened and sad (facial expression on the globe). The surrounding countries (US, Germany, France, etc.) are obviously all competing to have the best navy, which metaphorically would be to have the strongest and most powerful country and army. Therefore, on the whole, source 2’s purpose is to show the competition between countries and the arms buildup that preceded the war, ultimately leading to the beginning of the war in 1914.
Both sources definitely have value in each representing one origin/cause of World War I. The value in source 1 is that, as mentioned earlier, it represents the alliance system so as to show the “powder keg” effect in that if one country went to war (spark) the additional countries would follow (explosion). The format of this diagram is very easy to use and contains the main differences between relationships between countries (aid, treaty, or alliance). The value of source 2 is a bit less obvious then source 1, though is evident once analyzed. With each country saying basically the same thing (we want to build our navy etc.), the reader can definitely infer the idea of competition and fight for power each country strives for. This implication shows the message that the fight for power, competition, and arms buildup were in turn, one cause of WWI. The facial feature on the globe (Earth) conveys the image of Earth as a person who doesn’t like what it’s hearing and is being hurt by the conflict (and eventual war).
Although both sources (source 1 and 2) prove valuable in both their messages, they also have a certain degree of limitations and bias. Source 1, although it displays factual information, does not describe in detail the relationship between the two countries (further than merely aid, treaty, or alliance). Because this relationship isn’t described in detail, the reader cannot fully evaluate the extent to which these alliances influenced the war (ex. what did the treaty cover? Etc.). Source 2 has certain limitations as well. Because this cartoon wasn’t drawn at the time of the war, it has the possibility of being biased and the information being a bit exaggerated. The idea of improving a country’s navy is expressed heavily by all countries, though Britain and Germany were the main aggressors in the arms buildup (specifically navy). The author’s nationality could have also influenced the cartoon (prejudice, nationalism, etc.).
With reference to their origin and purpose, discuss the value and limitations of Source 1 and Source 2 for Historians studying the "Origins and Causes" of the First World War
Source 1 is a cartoon that originated in England in 1908. It was published in the Daily Mirror and its purpose was to portray a satirical look at the conflicts between other European nations at the time, while reaffirming Britain's "splendid isolation" and rearmament. It provides a valuable insight into the British mindset towards the conflicts in Europe, but at the same time is limited as a source for historical study because it only presents one point of view and lacks hard facts.
Source 2 is also a cartoon, originating in Italy in the early 20th century. The purpose of the cartoon is propaganda, creating a negative portrayal of Germany and Austria after they replaced Italy with Turkey in the Triple Alliance after Italy remained neutral. This is a valuable source regarding Italy's view of the Central Powers, especially as Italy's viewpoint is rarely expressed in WWI sources. However,similar to Source 1, it is limited by its one-sided approach (as propaganda, it is designed to influence viewers into a certain mindset), as well as a lack of actual facts.
The first source is a European history interactive map from worldology.com. It is a map of Europe with annotations of different eras and time periods which can be viewed by clicking on the tabs. For example, the ‘Decline of Rome’ from 235 A.D to 490 A.D is the fourth tab and by clicking it, the map reveals annotations with historical facts and people descriptions etc. The purpose of the map is to show everything that occurred during the era both in and between the different countries, and connect all these events to give researchers a broader historical overview. The value of this map for historians studying WW1 is fairly high as it gives a heap of information. The ‘Build-up to WW1 (1816-1914)’ tab annotates many of the long term and short term causes of war as the time period is from 1816 to 1914; that’s a list of causes of WW1 within a hundred year span. Not only do the annotations give tons of information, but since the annotations relating to a country are on the country itself, it proves to be a good visual aid as well. The tab after is labeled ‘Great War/WW1 (1914-1919)’ which contains a list of 6 tabs that represent a year by year war progression. In this tab the immediate causes of war are shown. A limitation of the interactive map would be the fact that the map is complicated. The map proved to be a little intimidating because one would have to read the annotations and organize it in their heads, thus it takes a while to process the information.
The second source is a political cartoon published in the Daily Mirror on November 7, 1914 by W.K Haselden. The purpose of the cartoon is to show the long term cause of the war, militarism. In the cartoon, there are two Germans at a shore with three lion cubs labeled as ‘recruits.’ The recruits don’t look like much harm to them and they look at a small island, labeled as ‘Great Britain’ with a lion and an abundant population of cubs. The Germans then discuss how they are lucky that not all the cubs came to attack them and in the next image, the cubs overwhelm them. This shows that Germany knew that if Great Britain used all its power, they would be crushed, thus it shows how the countries had an arms race to make sure they weren’t behind the enemy. The value of the cartoon is that it gives a good visual representation of the pressures surrounding militarism and the arms race. The limitation is however, that it only shows one aspect of the long term causes.
The first source is a European history interactive map from worldology.com. It is a map of Europe with annotations of different eras and time periods which can be viewed by clicking on the tabs. For example, the ‘Decline of Rome’ from 235 A.D to 490 A.D is the fourth tab and by clicking it, the map reveals annotations with historical facts and people descriptions etc. The purpose of the map is to show everything that occurred during the era both in and between the different countries, and connect all these events to give researchers a broader historical overview. The value of this map for historians studying WW1 is fairly high as it gives a heap of information. The ‘Build-up to WW1 (1816-1914)’ tab annotates many of the long term and short term causes of war as the time period is from 1816 to 1914; that’s a list of causes of WW1 within a hundred year span. Not only do the annotations give tons of information, but since the annotations relating to a country are on the country itself, it proves to be a good visual aid as well. The tab after is labeled ‘Great War/WW1 (1914-1919)’ which contains a list of 6 tabs that represent a year by year war progression. In this tab the immediate causes of war are shown. A limitation of the interactive map would be the fact that the map is complicated. The map proved to be a little intimidating because one would have to read the annotations and organize it in their heads, thus it takes a while to process the information.
The second source is a political cartoon published in the Daily Mirror on November 7, 1914 by W.K Haselden. The purpose of the cartoon is to show the long term cause of the war, militarism. In the cartoon, there are two Germans at a shore with three lion cubs labeled as ‘recruits.’ The recruits don’t look like much harm to them and they look at a small island, labeled as ‘Great Britain’ with a lion and an abundant population of cubs. The Germans then discuss how they are lucky that not all the cubs came to attack them and in the next image, the cubs overwhelm them. This shows that Germany knew that if Great Britain used all its power, they would be crushed, thus it shows how the countries had an arms race to make sure they weren’t behind the enemy. The value of the cartoon is that it gives a good visual representation of the pressures surrounding militarism and the arms race. The limitation is however, that it only shows one aspect of the long term causes.
Ruth Seok IBH History-A period Mr. Hamm November 2, 2010
With reference to their origin and purpose, discuss the value and limitations of Source 1 and Source 2 for Historians studying the "Origins and Causes" of the First World War.
Source A http://www.cartoons.ac.uk/browse/cartoon_item/anytext=world%20war%201?subjects_text[]=World%20War%201914-1918&page=20
This political cartoon was published on August 13, 1914 by W.K. Haselden. It depicts a before war and during-the-war image of 4 men sitting around a table having their meal. The before war drawing shows a table with an abundant amount of food with four plump men seated around the table. The men can either represent the citizens of Europe overall or each nation. They appear to be irritated with the quality of the food and complain with comments like “Rotten wine” and “I hate these quails. The second image shows the same men seated around the same table with a simple meal. The bottles of wine that were present in the first image is not present in the second one. They are noticeably thinner and appear to be satisfied and happy. The men comment highly on the food by saying “Red wine and water is a jolly good drink!” and “This cold mutton is excellent!” This cartoon is an outstanding way to understand what kind of social phenomenon occurred at the time. Prior to the war, most European nations imported more than they exported. Europeans at the time lived in an extravagant fashion and thus explains why the men are so obese and picky about their food. They are only used to having the finest, top quality food. During the war however, a new law came into play, which required everyone to ration their necessities. Everything became valuable for the citizens. As shown in the second drawing, the men are enjoying a simple meal even though it does not fit their standards before the war. This cartoon is to simply inform viewers in a positive manner. It is particularly useful because it gives an insight into the perspectives of normal citizens and how the rationing rules affect their lifestyle. A restricted factor of this cartoon may be that the men portrayed seem to be wealthy (due to their clothing). It would have been more effective if there were people from the high class, middle class, etc. The men may be satisfied with their meal because they are still well off. It may be a different case from the lower class citizens.
Source B http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkq_cskbLwM&feature=related
Source B is an informative, 4 minute long Youtube vodcast made by a teacher by the name of Mrs. Pusser on the causes of the World War I. Its simply a powerpoint with a voice guiding you through each slide. The video, as stated at the beginning, was created to inform students and help them be able to analyze the main causes of WWI and identify the different alliances. It focuses on 4 main causes of World War I, which is nationalism, militarism, alliances and imperialism. This vodcast may be useful in that it is simple and provides the basic outline/ key points for one to understand the causes. Near the end of the video, the teacher created a slide with a barrel of explosives and added text to show what “sparked” this explosion. This was a visually helpful. However, not enough details and facts/ evidence are added. It should elaborate more on the long term cause of the war and why nations were dragged into the war. It would also be helpful to add more pictures such as political cartoons and moving maps while she talked.
The origin of this political cartoon is from the British satirical magazine, Punch, which means that this cartoon is being portrayed from the British point of view. The purpose of this cartoon is to show a British soldier who chivalrously offers to help a woman with her bags, despite his own heavy bags and weapons. This cartoon shows the propaganda that was rampant in the newspapers at the time, revering the Allied soldiers and emphasizing their selflessness and sacrifices for their country. The values of this cartoon are that we can see the propaganda from the British perspective and the "public's" consensus of what happened during the war (as often, artists weren't censored by the government). The limitations are that this is from the perspective of one nation, therefore it's clearly highly biased and would not be highly historically accurate.
This political cartoon was drawn by Louis Raemaekers, a Dutch painter and cartoonist for the Amsterdam Telegraaf during World War I. Thus, it originated from the Netherlands. The artist himself disapproved highly of Germans, therefore the stance of this cartoon is decidedly anti-Germany. The artist writes: "The harvest is plentiful but the laborers are few", which is emphasized by the fact that a skeleton is harvesting the fields. A purpose therefore is to show the negative side of the war, and how all the jobs in countires, such as the harvests, can't be filled because so many men are dying in the First World War, which was a war of attrition. Another purpose is to illustrate the effectiveness of only one harvester… Death, who harvests the souls of many. The cartoon illustrates that this war is different from the others because the purpose is not so much as chivalry and pride as much as which side can hold out the longest in the near pointless slaughter. The values of this, much like the previous political cartoon, is that it shows the public opinion during the war (note the difference of opinion between Source A and B as the war went on). The limitations include the biases, yes, but also that the information isn't factual. It's more on opinion.
With reference to their origin and purpose, discuss the value and limitations of Source 1 and Source 2 for Historians studying the "Origins and Causes" of the First World War Source A: "View cartoon item: WH0550 - The British Cartoon Archive - University of Kent." Welcome to the British Cartoon Archive - The British Cartoon Archive - University of Kent. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Oct. 2010. http://www.cartoons.ac.uk/record/WH0550 Source B: "World War I - nationalism." TheCorner. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Oct. 2010. http://www.thecorner.org/hist/wwi/national.htm O: Source A is a primary source, a political cartoon by W.K. Halsen, from a British newspaper. Source B is a secondary source, a link on a website referring to the nationalistic causes of the WWI, most likely authored by someone who is influenced by China since there are Chinese links hosted by the website. P: Source A refers to an ongoing current event so it educates the public while entertaining them. The purpose to Halsen was to convey a political message of why, in his thoughts, the WWI started by referring to respective countries. Source B is to educate the general public on the nationalistic causes of WWI for respective countries. V: Source A is a primary resource, meaning it is an authentic historical document preserved over passage of time. The authenticity, as well as providing the British public’s sentiments on why WWI started, is valuable because it is explicitly stated in the cartoon, and historians could study and draw out what Britain thought of each country and the hostilities present. In the relevant time period, the message was simple, quick, and powerful, using visual imagery to convey a message, and thus easy to remember. Source B however is specific and less biased in dealing with the nationalistic causes of WWI. It lists such problems found in respective countries, providing details and evidence to support its point. No further analysis is needed and historians do not have to draw their own conclusions. L: As a political cartoon, Source A is limited. First, facts are aggrandized to make them humorous and appealing to the readers, demonizing countries. Secondly, it provides a narrow insight to the conflicts between countries that sparked the war. Important questions such as when, where, and how are not answered. Even who is not properly addressed; the public does not know the people of rank inside other foreign nations to their own. Historians also will have to assume the data is of quality because there is no evidence of any claims that were made. Source B would do better to provide some pictures at least as quotes from historical documents are not present. As well, the information is biased; the author’s mind could be coloured through many influences, consciously or subconsciously so source and reliability is not guaranteed. Historians studying this source do not have any control over data quality.
The origin of the cartoon is an article taken from a magazine in the Chicago Tribune. Its purpose was to show visually, why there was a war. It is valuable because it shows all the countries blaming each other, by having pictures of each leader pointing at each other. Then there is the large hand of America coming from the west, pointing at Germany. The limitations of this cartoon is that it is from an American magazine, so the hand of America is pointing at Germany, when really there were too many causes to be just blamed on Germany The origin of this video is from a movie called Blackadder. The movie is a comedy, but the purpose of this excerpt is to very briefly and comically describe the leading causes of world war one. The value is that its information is accurate, and easy to remember because of the way it is presented. However, its reliability is limited as it is taken from a non fiction film, and also only has a very brief section where the real information is given.
Renee Nothomb 1/11/2010 History IBH Mr. Hamm Period A
With reference to their origin and purpose, discuss the value and limitations of Source 1 and Source 2 for Historians studying the "Origins and Causes" of the First World War.
Source 1: O - The cartoon would be by the people who are against Germany, saying that the Germans started the whole tensions leading to the war and that they are mainly to blame for what has come out of the war.
P - This cartoon was done to show that Germans were the cause of world war one and that they were two proud to admit the fact that they did create alot of the tensions that happened before the war. It shows that the Germans were so keen on wanting to win and to prove everyone wrong, that they went into the war far to seriously, and still did not convince the other countries that they were better then them.
V - The value of the cartoon is that people can now look back and see how the Germans got themselves into trouble before the start of the war and how even after they went into the war hoping to get out and show the others that they are way above them, they just got into more problems causing people to put most of the blame on them, mostly for starting the war and also for trying to prove that they were better, when they all agreed that Germany didn't deserve to be placed there.
L - The limitations of this cartoon were that it just shows Germany as the large picture, trying to dig themselves out of a hole, and not really showing the rest of the picture. The few flags trying to portray the image of the other countries are more in the background and so making the Germans take the main center and most of the picture.
Source 2: O - This cartoon was published on the Daily Mirror, 1914. It shows the different way people live and how the war effects the bahavior of people. It also shows how people in war have a different approach to life and how they go about living it.
P - The purpose of this cartoon is to show how much people in world war one had to change and adapt in order to be successful at war. It also shows how some of these people did not chose to go to war, but were chosen to go. This means that they had to be responsible and act according to the needs of war.
V - The values of this cartoon are that people can now look up to those who just accepted the fact that they had been chosen to go to war and live with it. Sometimes they just have to do whats right for their country. It is important for historians because for people just coming into the war, they need to know that they have to be responsible for the part that they were given.
L - The limitations of this cartoons are that they only show one side of the war and they are using that one part of it to compare to what people would be doing if they wouldn't be at war. It only shows the good side of life and the bad side of life.
With reference to their origin and purpose, discuss the value and limitations of Source 1 and Source 2 for Historians studying the "Origins and Causes" of the First World War.
The cartoon is called the 'A Chain of Friendship.” The origin of this cartoon is an American newspaper, The Brooklyn Eagle published on July 1914. The caption read: “If Austria attacks Serbia, Russia will fall upon Austria, Germany upon Russia, and France and England upon Germany.” (Source D) The purpose of the cartoon was to explain how closely entangled the alliances were. How easily multiple countries could be brought in the war, with a simply incident. This cartoon is very valuable to historians, because it explains the importance of alliances in starting the war. The cartoon does a good job of describing the emotions that most of the European countries felt and how they were on edge. The limitation is that it was created by the Americans. Many Americans did not want to participate in the war. The cartoon gives the impression that Europe is in chaos and promotes that the US not involve themselves with Europe, at this time.
The cartoon originated from a British magazine called Punch, at the beginning of the war. The caption on the cartoon says, "I know I'm making a rotten exhibition of myself; I shall tell everybody that I was goaded into it." The purpose of the cartoon was to compare Germany to a crazy bull. It explains how Germany taunted neutral countries into joining the war. The Germans were very greedy and jumped at any opportunity to expand their empire. Since this was published and written by the British people there are bound to be flaws in it. It is no secret that Britain hated the Germans and felt very threatened by them. This cartoon is propaganda to increase the hatred of Germany in Britain. On the other hand, it is valuable to historians, because it helped them understand how Britain viewed Germany. The cartoon, also gives historians an explanation of Germany’s behavior before and during WWI.
The origin of this political cartoon is an edition of the American newspaper titled the Brooklyn Eagle from July of 1914. The purpose of the comic is to show how the friendly relationships between certain countries would lead to a worldwide conflict if even a single country was insulted or threatened. In this case, it shows that If Austria attacks Serbia, Russia will attack Austria, Germany will attack Russia, and France and England will attack Germany. The value of this cartoon is that it depicts a real issue and major cause of WWI. It also presents this information in a way that is easy to understand - through pictures. However, the limitations of this cartoon is that it oversimplifies the issue. The real conflict wasn't exactly a domino effect, there were other forces that caused some countries to join the war as well.
This is a web page that is based around the question, "Why did Britain go to war?" Its origin is a website, http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/, which has many important British documents and such. The purpose of this page is to educate those who are trying to study the causes of World War I. The value of this page is that it gives a detailed account of many of the reasons that Britain decided to go to war. Many of the specific events that led up to Britain's involvement in the war are outlined on the separate pages. One of the limitations of this site is that it only looks at the causes of the war from one point of view - Britain's.
Source 1: http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/ww1.htm I really like this source written and created by Chris Trueman. He used his indept knowledge of Hisory having taught it for 26 years to create this website. He really creates it to be factual and non biased. The purpose for this site is to educate those who are wanting to learn about WWI (like us). It's really helpful because it has a lot of subsections that go into detail of each component you want to learn about such as the Schlieffen Plan, the Alliance system, the black hand movement etc... The value of this source is really high because it gives in depth detail. It shows maps, timelines and also has a video occassionally here and there. It was created in the year 2000 but is updated frequently.The limitation however may be that it can become overwhelming. After looking through the site for a good 15 minutes, it was exhausting. this is because although greatly detailed and useful, there are over 40+ sections you click into. It is useful but very overwhelming and it gets tremendously exhasuting having to go back and forth back and forth but other than that it is a great website for information especially if it is specific information you need.
I actually loved this site. I loved the organization and the amount of information. Although i do not know the creator (origin) of this page as to who wrote it, it is really factual and non biased in my opinion. The purpose for this website it similar to the source 1 webstie, however, it does not have as many subsections and it is more broad but still detailed. It is truly valuable. It is specific but not DETAILED SPECIFIC. It gives a good overview and for each section(main causes of WWI) it gives the information for all countries such as nationalism -in italy, Germany, Austria-Hungary and etc... The one limitation you could spot out easily though is the fact that there are no images. There is one or two throughout the whole sections of WWI and one small video that isn't really much. The source 1 really gave clear visuals compared to source 2 that was more of a clear over view i enjoyed. Both great sources.
IF YOU HAVE TIME WATCH :D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfxrTD-kPps My british friend and i were talking about this and she gave me this link to a youtube video called frightful first world war which is just a funny video explaining the alliance (in an informal way) Its really short and just whatever but i liked it so i thought i'd share if you guys have time. It's based on the book horrible history.
With reference to their origin and purpose, discuss the value and limitations of Source 1 and Source 2 for Historians studying the "Origins and Causes" of the First World War.
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IBH History A
Mr. Hamm
October 30, 2010
Source 1: http://www.thecorner.org/hist/wwi/military.htm
Source 2: http://library.thinkquest.org/12367/background/
For any historian, while looking into a particular subject, must utilize as many sources as possible to gain a more comprehensive, unbiased perspective especially for cloudy topics like World War 1. However, not any source can be plucked out of the streets and used; it must be evaluated beforehand. Two sources that will be evaluated, both pertaining to the causes of World War 1, are from thecorner.org, which will be referenced as Source 1, and library.thinkquest.org, which will be referenced as Source 2.
Source 1 was written by HW Poon in 1979, although the site that hosts it has been updated until 2007. Poon’s work hosted on the site is called The First World War (1914-1918) and was most likely put up because it offers insights regarding the causes of World War I, including national rivalries, alliance systems, militarism, and economic and colonial rivalries, to name a few and also the course of the war and the results of it. Source 1 is a valuable resource in that, while providing background information and a touch of in depth information as well as statistics and maps. Its only limitation is the lack of in depth information, because although it gives a few, there is not nearly as much as would be preferred.
Source 2 was a collaborative effort by authors Suzanne Karpilovsky, Maria Fogel, and Olivia Kobelt to provide general knowledge about the background of World War I and focuses primarily on imperialism, nationalism, and militarism and their roles in causing World War I. Source 2, although largely presented in an overview manner, does contain some specifics and connections between events. But whatever its benefits, Source 2 is limited, like Source 1, by its lack of in depth information.
Overall, both Source 1 and 2 are valuable sources, but Source 1, more so. Presenting knowledge of the causes of World War 1 including statistics and maps, Source 1 is better for a semi-interested historian whereas Source 2 is better for regular people who want to know the general details of the causes of World War 1.
Karpilovsky, Suzanne , Maria Fogel, and Olivia Kobelt. "Causes of World War I” Oracle ThinkQuest Library . N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Oct. 2010. .
Poon, HW. "World War I - Militarism." TheCorner. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Oct. 2010. .
Source 1.
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This was a political cartoon that was published in a 1906 edition of the British tabloid The Daily Mirror. The cartoon is titled “The Daydream of Fritz.” “Fritz” was another name for Germans, and therefore this cartoon depicts the German dream for the future. They wanted to become a leading industrial nation that would be so powerful that even mighty Britain would have to rely on them for goods. This cartoon effectively summarizes Germany’s dream at a glance. This greed and desire for industrial strength was one of the main long term causes of WWI. As nations scrambled for the resources in different colonies, tensions within Europe began to rise. These tensions finally escalated to the point where a single tipping point was enough to make all of Europe tumble into war. However, there were other causes, both long term and short term, of WWI that weren’t depicted in this cartoon. Also, this cartoon only depicts a relationship between Germany and Britain from the Germans’ point of view. However, there were tensions between other two nations during this time.
Source 2.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAeMeuuspmk&feature=related
This source is a short clip from a video describing the causes of WWI. The exact name of the original video and its details isn’t given however, which makes this clip’s reliability questionable. Still the purpose of this video was to describe one short term cause of WWI, namely the two alliances that divided Europe. They were called the Central Powers, which consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy, and the Triple Alliance, which consisted of Russia, France and Britain. These two alliances began to hold an arms race, which created tensions within Europe that could snap with just one tremor. This source gives a clear picture of the major issues during this time. However it focuses a lot on the Triple Alliance and the process it had to undergo to forge their alliance. The clip discusses how Russia felt it had to forge an alliance with France, as the Balkan region, which held many Slavs, looked up to Russia as its protector from the growing power in Central Europe. The clip also describes how the British and the French had to put their past disputes behind them and forge an alliance to protect them from the restless and greedy Germany. However, this video is biased in this very way. It is quite one-sided and in a way is biased against the Central Powers. It also only discusses the short term cause of WWI. There are many other different causes of WWI, not just the alliance system, that aren’t discussed in this clip. Therefore, this isn’t a complete picture on the causes of WWI.
Source 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCTIaiiGB4o
ReplyDeleteThis source speaks of the Assassination of Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie. It goes in on more detail of the strategic planning of the Black Hand terrorist group. The Origin of the video however is not really known; the only source for it is that it is on Slightly Avocados YouTube channel, which is definitely a limitation if historians had wanted to study this source. The purpose of the source is to touch on the whole Assassination process and the planning that went into it before. It talks about things that happened that might not be very widely known. For example, it says how members of the Black Hand had already tried to fire at the carriage with Franz Ferdinand in it but missed. After this, instead of switching to a carriage with a roof or not continuing the journey at all the carriage kept going which is when Gavrillo Princip got the chance to shoot the Archduke. The value of this source is simply that it detailed how many tries and how many members of the Black Hand that were trying to kill Franz Ferdinand on the day. So, if historians were interested in using this source they would be able to get extra information about the specific planning of the assassination.
Source 2: http://www.cusd.chico.k12.ca.us/~bsilva/projects/great_war/causes.htm
Source 2, is an article which was written by three IB diploma students studying IBH history and who graduated in 1996; Suzanna Karpilovsky, Maria Fogel, Olivia Kobelt. The purpose of the article is to discuss the economic, ideological, political, and religious origins and causes of the First World War. The Purpose is also just to summarize the causes of the Great War. The value this source might have to historians is that it is a very short and concise summary that lists a number of interesting causes of the First World War. The Limitations that are shown are mainly the sources credibility again. The students have not listed their sources that they used which they should have done even if most of it was from their own memory. The source talks about the economic and imperial competition that was going on in Europe at this time. It also touches upon the political causes, which includes the arms race, the alliances, as well as the assassination of Franz Ferdinand.
Source 1: "BBC - Schools Online World War One - H.Q. - Articles - Causes of the War." BBC - Homepage. Web. 31 Oct. 2010. .
ReplyDeleteSource 2: "World War I - Immediate Cause." TheCorner. Web. 31 Oct. 2010. .
Source 1 is a small article from BBC about the Triple Alliance and Triple Entente in respects to the causes of world war one. The main focus of this source is actually the map, and the words below it just give a brief overview of how this map relates to world war one. The purpose of this map is to show how the alliances were formed geographically, and the significance of these alliances. Through the use of this map, historians can see how the center of Europe (Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy) were allied together to isolate France from the rest of Europe. One the side of the Triple Entente, it shows how France attempted to combat the Triple Alliance, by forming the Triple Entente. The limitation to this map is that it doesn't show how these alliances changed coming into world war one, and any new nations that joined them. However this limitation would just show a little more insight into how these alliances were a cause of world war one, but the map is still valuable as it serves its purpose of showing where these alliances were situated. For a historian wanting to see the layout of Europe and where the alliances were leading into world war one, this map would prove very valuable. Its value is limited as a picture can only really show one aspect, just like it cannot show the changes in this map as time progresses.
The origin of Source 2 is an article from thecorner.org, a history website from the Useful Links section on the class blog. Straight from this information it can be seen that this article has some sort of value as it is a .org site, meaning the site is from a legitimate source, and also it has been referenced as a legitimate source from a HL History teacher. The purpose of this source was to explain the immediate cause of WWI, and how that led to the outbreak of WWI. For a historian using this article as a reference, they would have good information on what the cause was, why it happened and what the effects of it were. The limitation to this source is that it does not have any references as to where the information came from, however if you do compare it to other sources they all say the same thing. The information is obviously not as in depth as it could be, but it has enough depth so that one could obtain enough information from it. This source has a lot of value for a historian using it and its only limit is the lack of very in depth information - which may not be needed in most cases - and lack of references to other sources.
Using one of the resources in the "useful links" section of the website locate 2 documents for analysis related to the economic, idealogical, political, or religious origins/causes of the First World War.
ReplyDeleteWith reference to their origin and purpose, discuss the value and limitations of Source 1 and Source 2 for Historians studying the "Origins and Causes" of the First World War.
Source one: http://www.thecorner.org/hist/wwi/economic.htm
Source two: http://www.cusd.chico.k12.ca.us/~bsilva/projects/great_war/causes.htm
Source one is a website, and the origin of this specific article, “Economic Rivalries” was written by HW Poon between 2000-2007. The purpose of this article is to portray the economic causes of WWI as due to the rivalries, mainly basing it on that between Germany and Britain concerning their conflicts and competition within industrialization and trade, the Alsace and Lorraine conflict between France and Germany and also the German-Austrian rivalry with Russia in the Balkans. This source argues that the economic rivalries were a minor cause of world war one as the rivalries had become controlled and eased off in the ten years before the outbreak of the war, but does not ignore the fact that it does act as a cause for the Great War. The value of this source is that it provides one with a thorough yet summarized account of the main economical conflicts, however it can be seen as a limitation that it is not very in-depth and is not very detailed. However, as the purpose is to portray the causes rather than discuss them, this can be seen as a valuable source.
Source two is an article under the title “The Great War Causes” published by three students in 1996 by the names Suzanne Karpilovsky, Maria Fogel and Olivia Kobelt, whereof two (excluding the latter) were IB diploma students. The purpose of this article, as stated in the title is to display the causes which ultimately lead to the First World War. The section of this article concerning the economic causes emphasizes it as parallel to that of the imperialistic influence, highlighting the want to increase foreign market trade and competition between the different nations, especially between Germany and Britain. This source includes the three examples stated in source one, but in a more basic manner than that of the first source. The value of this source is this it provides one with a great overview which is easy to understand concerning the causes of World War One, however as it does not only focus on one aspect (in this case, the economic causes), a limitation is yet again the lack of detail of specific events and accounts which hinders an in-depth analyzation or ability to provide concrete examples of the specific causes.
Source 1:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.cusd.chico.k12.ca.us/~bsilva/projects/great_war/causes.htm
Source 2:
http://www.cartoons.ac.uk/browse/cartoon_item/anytext=world%20war%20I?subjects_text[]=Germany&page=1
Source 1:
Origin - The article is called "The Great War Causes" and it was written by three IB Diploma Students during the mid 1990s. So we know its from a modern (and a student's) perspective of the causes of WW1.
Purpose - This source was probably an assignment so it was for learning purposes for those three individual students. But it is also informative to outside readers.
Value - The value of this source is that the three students stated the causes in chronological order. They start with the long term causes then the short and then they finish with the Assassination in Sarajevo.
Limitations - The students only briefly summarized each cause of the First World War. This could be an advantage if your studying the causes out of curiosity, but because of its lack of detail its a limitation for anyone who is studying the causes in depth.
Source 2:
Origin - This is a cartoon called "The day-dream of Fritz" published in 1906 in the Daily Mirror, a newspaper in England. So we know this cartoon was from British perspective right before the war.
Purpose - This article depicts Germany dream to be a major industrial power, or Germany's desire to have a "place in the sun". This cartoon seems neutral, it doesn't seem to be ridiculing the Germans.
Value - The value of this source is that it shows British perspective of Germany. And it shows where Germany was at during 1906.
Limitations - The limitations is that it doest show Germany's perspective of British being the biggest Industrial Power.
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Source 1
Origin:
http://www.firstworldwar.com/origins/index.htm
This site contains several documents on several events that eventually dragged the world into war. The documents go into great detail on events such as Franz Ferdinand's assasination and Maps of pre war Europe. The documents also go into great detail on how that certain event was instrumental in starting the war. A serious limitation however is the way the information is organized. WHile organizing the events into sections helps the reader to find the event they are looking for, the effects are not very well organized. This makes it harder for readers who want to analyze effects of the event.
Source 2
Origin:
http://www.essortment.com/all/worldwaricaus_nbk.htm
This site is pretty short, but it gives the facts that are required for anyone to gain a basic understanding of the causes of World War 1. The information is short, but it gives the must knows which allows the reader to couple with his or her own knowledge and then to gain a bigger picture of the causes. A limiting factor is the small amount of information that is given. Someone without much knowledge of the causes of World War 1 would have a hard time to analyze the information.
With reference to their origin and purpose, discuss the value and limitations of Source 1 and Source 2 for Historians studying the "Origins and Causes" of the First World War.
ReplyDeleteSource 1:
http://www.cartoons.ac.uk/browse/cartoon_item/anytext=WWi?page=4
The origin of this source is a cartoon drawn by W.K. Haselden in 1908. The cartoon was drawn in response to a proposal that there should be a club in London in which everybody is always optimistic and looking on the bright side of all situations.
The purpose of this cartoon, like most cartoons, is satirical. The art shows different situations that would otherwise be considered annoying or upsetting. But, since the characters are cheesily treating the situations optimistically, humor is created. This therefore, was trying to show the irrationality of the idea of having an "Optimist Club".
This source is valuable because it gives insight into two moods of the people in London in 1908. The first mood is that everybody should not worry about the possibility of war; if it comes, it comes, and there's nothing to be done about it. The second mood is that of the author, which is rebelling against the first mood; this could be because of the belief that war is not inevitable and humans need to try to prevent it.
This Source is limited because it is vague what the author's intentions are. Assumptions can be made, but not definitively.
Source 2:
http://www.thecorner.org/hist/wwi/economic.htm
The origin of this source is thecorner.org. It was written by HW Poon in 1979 and electronically updated in 2007. It is part of a collection of other articles that all discuss the causes of WWI. This particular article focuses on the Economic Rivalries of the world at the time in relation to the tensions they caused.
The purpose of this source is to be informative. It provides information for students to look up in research for school or for personal knowledge.
The source is valuable because of the different examples it gives. It gives the examples of Germany and England's naval race, France and Germany's coal and other resource struggles, and Germany and Austria rivaling against Russia for Balkan influence due to trade routes. It also took another approach to the economic causes, saying that they are actually more minor than many suggest. This approach is valuable because it gives another perspective for historians to consider.
However, this source is limited in its lack of detail. There wasn't a lot of detail when it came to the text itself, and there also wasn't much detail about who this HW Poon man was. Therefore it is not certain that the writer of this source had all of his facts straight.
http://www.cartoons.ac.uk/browse/cartoon_item/anytext=causes%20of%20world%20war%201?page=1
ReplyDeletehttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/04/books/review/Seymour-t.html?_r=1&ref=world_war_i_
1. Cartoon
O – W.K Haselden was born in Spain, which means that the origin of this cartoon is a southwestern European view of what happened during the World War 1, and how the leading figures react to chaos, by thinking that it is most interesting
P – The purpose of this cartoon is to show the audience how the leading figures of the war cabinet think it is fascinating when the house of commons get upset about a letter and they even start to almost fight each other for it. This means that the leaders knew how to set off a conflict that would cause a lot of disturbance
V – The value of this cartoon is that it shows how World War 1 started, with a well thought off plan, where Germany would back up Austria-Hungary with a blank check making it more possible for Austria-Hungary to take their revenge. Also, it shows clearly who fights the wars of their leaders, with the War cabinet reflecting over what is happening while the House of Commons fight each other for something that they haven’t done
L – The limitation of this cartoon is that it does not directly address what the “mistake” is and why the House of Commons is so upset about it. This is a limitation because without any prior knowledge it can be hard to understand what it addresses which directly kills the purpose of the cartoon
2. NY times article
O – Miranda Seymour is a British novelist, and writer, which give this article an origin of western European view, and this can have influenced what the author thought of the Germans, and their alliance
P – The purpose of this article is to show the reader that World War 1 was really a war between a family since the rulers at that time were all cousins. Czar Nicholas of Russia, King George V of Britain, and Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, were all from the same family. This article shows how they react to different historical events, such as how Kaiser Wilhelm II reacted to King George V’s decision to cut loose his German connections.
V – The article has a lot of events and their successfulness or failure, and how and why that happened. The article also covers how World War 1 really was a war between relatives to get the most power
L – A limitation to this article is that it does not really say what impact each event had on the war and how some of these events caused the war to happen. Also, a limitation is that the article uses the phrase “you already know” but it is not obvious that everyone knows what happened during World War 1 which limits the audience to an audience that are mainly historically educated.
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/WWIchartX.svg (pic)
Source 2:
http://hnn.us/blogs/entries/60288.html (info)
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Question: With reference to their origin and purpose, discuss the value and limitations of Source 1 and Source 2 for Historians studying the "Origins and Causes" of the First World War.
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When analyzing sources in history it is important in acknowledging their origins and purposes. The origin of source 1 is neither old nor a primary source but merely an interesting way of representing the entangled alliances that contributed to the start of WWI (created in 2008). The origin of source 2 (political cartoon) is also fairly recent (exact date unknown). This cartoon is most likely written by a westerner, though the author is unknown.
The purpose of source 1 is fairly straightforward. Because this information isn’t an opinion, but factual, this document is almost completely free of bias. This document’s purpose is to illustrate how the entangled alliances led to WWI. Because all the circles are connected to each other at one point or another, it makes the alliance system seem very intricate and intertwined. This Venn diagram (source 1) supports the concept that if two countries go to war together, than all countries will eventually get involved. The purpose of source 2 is also fairly obvious in that it shows the world as frightened and sad (facial expression on the globe). The surrounding countries (US, Germany, France, etc.) are obviously all competing to have the best navy, which metaphorically would be to have the strongest and most powerful country and army. Therefore, on the whole, source 2’s purpose is to show the competition between countries and the arms buildup that preceded the war, ultimately leading to the beginning of the war in 1914.
Both sources definitely have value in each representing one origin/cause of World War I. The value in source 1 is that, as mentioned earlier, it represents the alliance system so as to show the “powder keg” effect in that if one country went to war (spark) the additional countries would follow (explosion). The format of this diagram is very easy to use and contains the main differences between relationships between countries (aid, treaty, or alliance). The value of source 2 is a bit less obvious then source 1, though is evident once analyzed. With each country saying basically the same thing (we want to build our navy etc.), the reader can definitely infer the idea of competition and fight for power each country strives for. This implication shows the message that the fight for power, competition, and arms buildup were in turn, one cause of WWI. The facial feature on the globe (Earth) conveys the image of Earth as a person who doesn’t like what it’s hearing and is being hurt by the conflict (and eventual war).
Although both sources (source 1 and 2) prove valuable in both their messages, they also have a certain degree of limitations and bias. Source 1, although it displays factual information, does not describe in detail the relationship between the two countries (further than merely aid, treaty, or alliance). Because this relationship isn’t described in detail, the reader cannot fully evaluate the extent to which these alliances influenced the war (ex. what did the treaty cover? Etc.). Source 2 has certain limitations as well. Because this cartoon wasn’t drawn at the time of the war, it has the possibility of being biased and the information being a bit exaggerated. The idea of improving a country’s navy is expressed heavily by all countries, though Britain and Germany were the main aggressors in the arms buildup (specifically navy). The author’s nationality could have also influenced the cartoon (prejudice, nationalism, etc.).
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ReplyDeleteWith reference to their origin and purpose, discuss the value and limitations of Source 1 and Source 2 for Historians studying the "Origins and Causes" of the First World War
ReplyDeleteSource 1: http://www.cartoons.ac.uk/record/WH0550
Source 2: http://www.worldwar1gallery.com/politicalcartoons/cartoons/understudy.png
Source 1 is a cartoon that originated in England in 1908. It was published in the Daily Mirror and its purpose was to portray a satirical look at the conflicts between other European nations at the time, while reaffirming Britain's "splendid isolation" and rearmament. It provides a valuable insight into the British mindset towards the conflicts in Europe, but at the same time is limited as a source for historical study because it only presents one point of view and lacks hard facts.
Source 2 is also a cartoon, originating in Italy in the early 20th century. The purpose of the cartoon is propaganda, creating a negative portrayal of Germany and Austria after they replaced Italy with Turkey in the Triple Alliance after Italy remained neutral. This is a valuable source regarding Italy's view of the Central Powers, especially as Italy's viewpoint is rarely expressed in WWI sources. However,similar to Source 1, it is limited by its one-sided approach (as propaganda, it is designed to influence viewers into a certain mindset), as well as a lack of actual facts.
Discuss the value and limitations of Source 1 and Source 2 for Historians studying the "Origins and Causes" of the First World War.
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http://www.worldology.com/Europe/europe_history_lg.htm
The first source is a European history interactive map from worldology.com. It is a map of Europe with annotations of different eras and time periods which can be viewed by clicking on the tabs. For example, the ‘Decline of Rome’ from 235 A.D to 490 A.D is the fourth tab and by clicking it, the map reveals annotations with historical facts and people descriptions etc. The purpose of the map is to show everything that occurred during the era both in and between the different countries, and connect all these events to give researchers a broader historical overview. The value of this map for historians studying WW1 is fairly high as it gives a heap of information. The ‘Build-up to WW1 (1816-1914)’ tab annotates many of the long term and short term causes of war as the time period is from 1816 to 1914; that’s a list of causes of WW1 within a hundred year span. Not only do the annotations give tons of information, but since the annotations relating to a country are on the country itself, it proves to be a good visual aid as well. The tab after is labeled ‘Great War/WW1 (1914-1919)’ which contains a list of 6 tabs that represent a year by year war progression. In this tab the immediate causes of war are shown. A limitation of the interactive map would be the fact that the map is complicated. The map proved to be a little intimidating because one would have to read the annotations and organize it in their heads, thus it takes a while to process the information.
Source 2:
http://www.cartoons.ac.uk/browse/cartoon_item/anytext=ww1?subjects_text[]=Germany&page=26
The second source is a political cartoon published in the Daily Mirror on November 7, 1914 by W.K Haselden. The purpose of the cartoon is to show the long term cause of the war, militarism. In the cartoon, there are two Germans at a shore with three lion cubs labeled as ‘recruits.’ The recruits don’t look like much harm to them and they look at a small island, labeled as ‘Great Britain’ with a lion and an abundant population of cubs. The Germans then discuss how they are lucky that not all the cubs came to attack them and in the next image, the cubs overwhelm them. This shows that Germany knew that if Great Britain used all its power, they would be crushed, thus it shows how the countries had an arms race to make sure they weren’t behind the enemy. The value of the cartoon is that it gives a good visual representation of the pressures surrounding militarism and the arms race. The limitation is however, that it only shows one aspect of the long term causes.
Discuss the value and limitations of Source 1 and Source 2 for Historians studying the "Origins and Causes" of the First World War.
ReplyDeleteSource 1:
http://www.worldology.com/Europe/europe_history_lg.htm
The first source is a European history interactive map from worldology.com. It is a map of Europe with annotations of different eras and time periods which can be viewed by clicking on the tabs. For example, the ‘Decline of Rome’ from 235 A.D to 490 A.D is the fourth tab and by clicking it, the map reveals annotations with historical facts and people descriptions etc. The purpose of the map is to show everything that occurred during the era both in and between the different countries, and connect all these events to give researchers a broader historical overview. The value of this map for historians studying WW1 is fairly high as it gives a heap of information. The ‘Build-up to WW1 (1816-1914)’ tab annotates many of the long term and short term causes of war as the time period is from 1816 to 1914; that’s a list of causes of WW1 within a hundred year span. Not only do the annotations give tons of information, but since the annotations relating to a country are on the country itself, it proves to be a good visual aid as well. The tab after is labeled ‘Great War/WW1 (1914-1919)’ which contains a list of 6 tabs that represent a year by year war progression. In this tab the immediate causes of war are shown. A limitation of the interactive map would be the fact that the map is complicated. The map proved to be a little intimidating because one would have to read the annotations and organize it in their heads, thus it takes a while to process the information.
Source 2:
http://www.cartoons.ac.uk/browse/cartoon_item/anytext=ww1?subjects_text[]=Germany&page=26
The second source is a political cartoon published in the Daily Mirror on November 7, 1914 by W.K Haselden. The purpose of the cartoon is to show the long term cause of the war, militarism. In the cartoon, there are two Germans at a shore with three lion cubs labeled as ‘recruits.’ The recruits don’t look like much harm to them and they look at a small island, labeled as ‘Great Britain’ with a lion and an abundant population of cubs. The Germans then discuss how they are lucky that not all the cubs came to attack them and in the next image, the cubs overwhelm them. This shows that Germany knew that if Great Britain used all its power, they would be crushed, thus it shows how the countries had an arms race to make sure they weren’t behind the enemy. The value of the cartoon is that it gives a good visual representation of the pressures surrounding militarism and the arms race. The limitation is however, that it only shows one aspect of the long term causes.
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With reference to their origin and purpose, discuss the value and limitations of Source 1 and Source 2 for Historians studying the "Origins and Causes" of the First World War.
Source A
http://www.cartoons.ac.uk/browse/cartoon_item/anytext=world%20war%201?subjects_text[]=World%20War%201914-1918&page=20
This political cartoon was published on August 13, 1914 by W.K. Haselden. It depicts a before war and during-the-war image of 4 men sitting around a table having their meal. The before war drawing shows a table with an abundant amount of food with four plump men seated around the table. The men can either represent the citizens of Europe overall or each nation. They appear to be irritated with the quality of the food and complain with comments like “Rotten wine” and “I hate these quails. The second image shows the same men seated around the same table with a simple meal. The bottles of wine that were present in the first image is not present in the second one. They are noticeably thinner and appear to be satisfied and happy. The men comment highly on the food by saying “Red wine and water is a jolly good drink!” and “This cold mutton is excellent!” This cartoon is an outstanding way to understand what kind of social phenomenon occurred at the time. Prior to the war, most European nations imported more than they exported. Europeans at the time lived in an extravagant fashion and thus explains why the men are so obese and picky about their food. They are only used to having the finest, top quality food. During the war however, a new law came into play, which required everyone to ration their necessities. Everything became valuable for the citizens. As shown in the second drawing, the men are enjoying a simple meal even though it does not fit their standards before the war. This cartoon is to simply inform viewers in a positive manner. It is particularly useful because it gives an insight into the perspectives of normal citizens and how the rationing rules affect their lifestyle. A restricted factor of this cartoon may be that the men portrayed seem to be wealthy (due to their clothing). It would have been more effective if there were people from the high class, middle class, etc. The men may be satisfied with their meal because they are still well off. It may be a different case from the lower class citizens.
Source B
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkq_cskbLwM&feature=related
Source B is an informative, 4 minute long Youtube vodcast made by a teacher by the name of Mrs. Pusser on the causes of the World War I. Its simply a powerpoint with a voice guiding you through each slide. The video, as stated at the beginning, was created to inform students and help them be able to analyze the main causes of WWI and identify the different alliances. It focuses on 4 main causes of World War I, which is nationalism, militarism, alliances and imperialism. This vodcast may be useful in that it is simple and provides the basic outline/ key points for one to understand the causes. Near the end of the video, the teacher created a slide with a barrel of explosives and added text to show what “sparked” this explosion. This was a visually helpful. However, not enough details and facts/ evidence are added. It should elaborate more on the long term cause of the war and why nations were dragged into the war. It would also be helpful to add more pictures such as political cartoons and moving maps while she talked.
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ReplyDeleteSource A: http://www.worldwar1gallery.com/politicalcartoons/images/i-117th-punch.png
ReplyDeleteThe origin of this political cartoon is from the British satirical magazine, Punch, which means that this cartoon is being portrayed from the British point of view. The purpose of this cartoon is to show a British soldier who chivalrously offers to help a woman with her bags, despite his own heavy bags and weapons. This cartoon shows the propaganda that was rampant in the newspapers at the time, revering the Allied soldiers and emphasizing their selflessness and sacrifices for their country. The values of this cartoon are that we can see the propaganda from the British perspective and the "public's" consensus of what happened during the war (as often, artists weren't censored by the government). The limitations are that this is from the perspective of one nation, therefore it's clearly highly biased and would not be highly historically accurate.
Source B: http://www.worldwar1gallery.com/politicalcartoons/images/illus-105-harvest.jpg
This political cartoon was drawn by Louis Raemaekers, a Dutch painter and cartoonist for the Amsterdam Telegraaf during World War I. Thus, it originated from the Netherlands. The artist himself disapproved highly of Germans, therefore the stance of this cartoon is decidedly anti-Germany. The artist writes: "The harvest is plentiful but the laborers are few", which is emphasized by the fact that a skeleton is harvesting the fields. A purpose therefore is to show the negative side of the war, and how all the jobs in countires, such as the harvests, can't be filled because so many men are dying in the First World War, which was a war of attrition. Another purpose is to illustrate the effectiveness of only one harvester… Death, who harvests the souls of many. The cartoon illustrates that this war is different from the others because the purpose is not so much as chivalry and pride as much as which side can hold out the longest in the near pointless slaughter. The values of this, much like the previous political cartoon, is that it shows the public opinion during the war (note the difference of opinion between Source A and B as the war went on). The limitations include the biases, yes, but also that the information isn't factual. It's more on opinion.
With reference to their origin and purpose, discuss the value and limitations of Source 1 and Source 2 for Historians studying the "Origins and Causes" of the First World War
ReplyDeleteSource A: "View cartoon item: WH0550 - The British Cartoon Archive - University of Kent." Welcome to the British Cartoon Archive - The British Cartoon Archive - University of Kent. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Oct. 2010. http://www.cartoons.ac.uk/record/WH0550
Source B: "World War I - nationalism." TheCorner. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Oct. 2010. http://www.thecorner.org/hist/wwi/national.htm
O: Source A is a primary source, a political cartoon by W.K. Halsen, from a British newspaper.
Source B is a secondary source, a link on a website referring to the nationalistic causes of the WWI, most likely authored by someone who is influenced by China since there are Chinese links hosted by the website.
P: Source A refers to an ongoing current event so it educates the public while entertaining them. The purpose to Halsen was to convey a political message of why, in his thoughts, the WWI started by referring to respective countries.
Source B is to educate the general public on the nationalistic causes of WWI for respective countries.
V: Source A is a primary resource, meaning it is an authentic historical document preserved over passage of time. The authenticity, as well as providing the British public’s sentiments on why WWI started, is valuable because it is explicitly stated in the cartoon, and historians could study and draw out what Britain thought of each country and the hostilities present. In the relevant time period, the message was simple, quick, and powerful, using visual imagery to convey a message, and thus easy to remember.
Source B however is specific and less biased in dealing with the nationalistic causes of WWI. It lists such problems found in respective countries, providing details and evidence to support its point. No further analysis is needed and historians do not have to draw their own conclusions.
L: As a political cartoon, Source A is limited. First, facts are aggrandized to make them humorous and appealing to the readers, demonizing countries. Secondly, it provides a narrow insight to the conflicts between countries that sparked the war. Important questions such as when, where, and how are not answered. Even who is not properly addressed; the public does not know the people of rank inside other foreign nations to their own. Historians also will have to assume the data is of quality because there is no evidence of any claims that were made.
Source B would do better to provide some pictures at least as quotes from historical documents are not present. As well, the information is biased; the author’s mind could be coloured through many influences, consciously or subconsciously so source and reliability is not guaranteed. Historians studying this source do not have any control over data quality.
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ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfIwY4Ej9aM
The origin of the cartoon is an article taken from a magazine in the Chicago Tribune. Its purpose was to show visually, why there was a war. It is valuable because it shows all the countries blaming each other, by having pictures of each leader pointing at each other. Then there is the large hand of America coming from the west, pointing at Germany. The limitations of this cartoon is that it is from an American magazine, so the hand of America is pointing at Germany, when really there were too many causes to be just blamed on Germany
The origin of this video is from a movie called Blackadder. The movie is a comedy, but the purpose of this excerpt is to very briefly and comically describe the leading causes of world war one. The value is that its information is accurate, and easy to remember because of the way it is presented. However, its reliability is limited as it is taken from a non fiction film, and also only has a very brief section where the real information is given.
Renee Nothomb
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With reference to their origin and purpose, discuss the value and limitations of Source 1 and Source 2 for Historians studying the "Origins and Causes" of the First World War.
Source 1: http://www.worldwar1gallery.com/politicalcartoons/
Source 2: http://www.cartoons.ac.uk/browse/cartoon_item/anytext=cartoons%20of%20world%20war%20one?page=8
Source 1:
O - The cartoon would be by the people who are against Germany, saying that the Germans started the whole tensions leading to the war and that they are mainly to blame for what has come out of the war.
P - This cartoon was done to show that Germans were the cause of world war one and that they were two proud to admit the fact that they did create alot of the tensions that happened before the war. It shows that the Germans were so keen on wanting to win and to prove everyone wrong, that they went into the war far to seriously, and still did not convince the other countries that they were better then them.
V - The value of the cartoon is that people can now look back and see how the Germans got themselves into trouble before the start of the war and how even after they went into the war hoping to get out and show the others that they are way above them, they just got into more problems causing people to put most of the blame on them, mostly for starting the war and also for trying to prove that they were better, when they all agreed that Germany didn't deserve to be placed there.
L - The limitations of this cartoon were that it just shows Germany as the large picture, trying to dig themselves out of a hole, and not really showing the rest of the picture. The few flags trying to portray the image of the other countries are more in the background and so making the Germans take the main center and most of the picture.
Source 2:
O - This cartoon was published on the Daily Mirror, 1914. It shows the different way people live and how the war effects the bahavior of people.
It also shows how people in war have a different approach to life and how they go about living it.
P - The purpose of this cartoon is to show how much people in world war one had to change and adapt in order to be successful at war. It also shows how some of these people did not chose to go to war, but were chosen to go. This means that they had to be responsible and act according to the needs of war.
V - The values of this cartoon are that people can now look up to those who just accepted the fact that they had been chosen to go to war and live with it. Sometimes they just have to do whats right for their country. It is important for historians because for people just coming into the war, they need to know that they have to be responsible for the part that they were given.
L - The limitations of this cartoons are that they only show one side of the war and they are using that one part of it to compare to what people would be doing if they wouldn't be at war. It only shows the good side of life and the bad side of life.
With reference to their origin and purpose, discuss the value and limitations of Source 1 and Source 2 for Historians studying the "Origins and Causes" of the First World War.
ReplyDeleteSource D: http://www.johndclare.net/causes_WWI4.htm
Bull: http://www.worldwar1gallery.com/politicalcartoons/
The cartoon is called the 'A Chain of Friendship.” The origin of this cartoon is an American newspaper, The Brooklyn Eagle published on July 1914. The caption read: “If Austria attacks Serbia, Russia will fall upon Austria, Germany upon Russia, and France and England upon Germany.” (Source D) The purpose of the cartoon was to explain how closely entangled the alliances were. How easily multiple countries could be brought in the war, with a simply incident. This cartoon is very valuable to historians, because it explains the importance of alliances in starting the war. The cartoon does a good job of describing the emotions that most of the European countries felt and how they were on edge. The limitation is that it was created by the Americans. Many Americans did not want to participate in the war. The cartoon gives the impression that Europe is in chaos and promotes that the US not involve themselves with Europe, at this time.
The cartoon originated from a British magazine called Punch, at the beginning of the war. The caption on the cartoon says, "I know I'm making a rotten exhibition of myself; I shall tell everybody that I was goaded into it." The purpose of the cartoon was to compare Germany to a crazy bull. It explains how Germany taunted neutral countries into joining the war. The Germans were very greedy and jumped at any opportunity to expand their empire. Since this was published and written by the British people there are bound to be flaws in it. It is no secret that Britain hated the Germans and felt very threatened by them. This cartoon is propaganda to increase the hatred of Germany in Britain. On the other hand, it is valuable to historians, because it helped them understand how Britain viewed Germany. The cartoon, also gives historians an explanation of Germany’s behavior before and during WWI.
Source 1: http://www.johndclare.net/images/Alliances.GIF
ReplyDeleteThe origin of this political cartoon is an edition of the American newspaper titled the Brooklyn Eagle from July of 1914. The purpose of the comic is to show how the friendly relationships between certain countries would lead to a worldwide conflict if even a single country was insulted or threatened. In this case, it shows that If Austria attacks Serbia, Russia will attack Austria, Germany will attack Russia, and France and England will attack Germany. The value of this cartoon is that it depicts a real issue and major cause of WWI. It also presents this information in a way that is easy to understand - through pictures. However, the limitations of this cartoon is that it oversimplifies the issue. The real conflict wasn't exactly a domino effect, there were other forces that caused some countries to join the war as well.
Source 2: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/greatwar/g2/
This is a web page that is based around the question, "Why did Britain go to war?" Its origin is a website, http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/, which has many important British documents and such. The purpose of this page is to educate those who are trying to study the causes of World War I. The value of this page is that it gives a detailed account of many of the reasons that Britain decided to go to war. Many of the specific events that led up to Britain's involvement in the war are outlined on the separate pages. One of the limitations of this site is that it only looks at the causes of the war from one point of view - Britain's.
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ReplyDeleteSource 1:
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/ww1.htm
I really like this source written and created by Chris Trueman. He used his indept knowledge of Hisory having taught it for 26 years to create this website. He really creates it to be factual and non biased. The purpose for this site is to educate those who are wanting to learn about WWI (like us). It's really helpful because it has a lot of subsections that go into detail of each component you want to learn about such as the Schlieffen Plan, the Alliance system, the black hand movement etc... The value of this source is really high because it gives in depth detail. It shows maps, timelines and also has a video occassionally here and there. It was created in the year 2000 but is updated frequently.The limitation however may be that it can become overwhelming. After looking through the site for a good 15 minutes, it was exhausting. this is because although greatly detailed and useful, there are over 40+ sections you click into. It is useful but very overwhelming and it gets tremendously exhasuting having to go back and forth back and forth but other than that it is a great website for information especially if it is specific information you need.
Source 2:
http://www.thecorner.org/hist/wwi/index.htm
I actually loved this site. I loved the organization and the amount of information. Although i do not know the creator (origin) of this page as to who wrote it, it is really factual and non biased in my opinion. The purpose for this website it similar to the source 1 webstie, however, it does not have as many subsections and it is more broad but still detailed. It is truly valuable. It is specific but not DETAILED SPECIFIC. It gives a good overview and for each section(main causes of WWI) it gives the information for all countries such as nationalism -in italy, Germany, Austria-Hungary and etc... The one limitation you could spot out easily though is the fact that there are no images. There is one or two throughout the whole sections of WWI and one small video that isn't really much. The source 1 really gave clear visuals compared to source 2 that was more of a clear over view i enjoyed.
Both great sources.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfxrTD-kPps
My british friend and i were talking about this and she gave me this link to a youtube video called frightful first world war which is just a funny video explaining the alliance (in an informal way) Its really short and just whatever but i liked it so i thought i'd share if you guys have time. It's based on the book horrible history.
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