Sunday, June 8, 2014

Primary Sources

1. In Favor of Imperialism

http://cchs.ccusd.org/apps/download/LRHWBo56ynaY0kdYfmDhUkf70C4p5HHbCExo5TQ8XewsZ3EC.pdf/Imperialism.pdf
 This primary resource is important to World History because it was a valid speech from Albert Beveridge about why the United Sates should keep the Philippines. He also expressed his favor with U.S. imperialism and told why he felt that way.

2. British Contract with an African King

https://balleksclass.wikispaces.com/file/view/British+Contract+with+African+King.pdf

This primary source is important to World History because because it tells about Cecil Rhodes sending three of his agents from his South African Company. The agents went to see the African king of the Ndebele people so they could persuade him to sign a contract giving British mining rights. Years later, Lo Bengula said that he was tricked into signing the agreement.

3. Building the Panama Canal

http://bhsgilbert.weebly.com/uploads/5/1/0/4/5104641/pc.pdf

This primary source is important to World History because it tells about all of the details it took to build the Panama Canal.

4. Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat

images.classwell.com/mcd_xhtml_ebooks/2005_world_history/pdf/WHM05_16_493_PS.pdf

This primary source is important to World History because it gives a detail understanding of Hitlers war and how Winston Churchill would give his all to help support a new administration that could lead Britain in a good way during the war

5. from Hiroshima

http://aofe.pbworks.com/f/Hersey+-+Hiroshima.pdf

This primary source is important to World History because it talks about the United States dropping  an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. A journalist named John Hersey wrote his view on about six Japanese survivors whose lives changed tremendously from this events.

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