Place a source in its time: who wrote it, when, why, and what was happening
Grade 10 Social Studies Worksheet - Challenge Me
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Card A (January 8, 1918): "The Fourteen Points speech". Who made it: Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States. For whom: Congress, and people around the world; it was broadcast and dropped behind enemy lines. Why: to set out a plan for peace and to weaken the Central Powers' will to fight. Summary in our words, not a quotation: Wilson calls for an end to secret treaties, fewer arms, freedom of the seas, self-determination for peoples, and a world organization to keep the peace. Context (what else was happening): World War I was still being fought. About 150 scholars had written nearly 2,000 reports for the plan. Limits (what this source cannot tell us): It shows what Wilson proposed, not what the treaty did. At Versailles most of the points were set aside. Card B (June 26, 1945): "Charter of the United Nations". Who made it: representatives of 50 countries meeting in San Francisco. For whom: the world's governments. Why: to create an organization that would prevent another world war. Summary in our words, not a quotation: The Charter creates the United Nations, which officially began on October 24, 1945. Context (what else was happening): World War II was about to end, and many nations were in ruins. Limits (what this source cannot tell us): It states goals. It cannot show whether the UN would meet them. Card C (December 10, 1948): "Universal Declaration of Human Rights". Who made it: the UN General Assembly, from a draft by people with different legal and cultural backgrounds. For whom: all peoples and all nations. Why: to set a common standard of human rights. Summary in our words, not a quotation: For the first time, it sets out basic human rights to be protected for everyone. It has been translated into over 500 languages. Context (what else was happening): It came three years after the UN began, after World War II. Limits (what this source cannot tell us): It sets a standard. On its own it does not show how each country treated people. Below the strip: Card summaries are in our words, from the US National Archives and the United Nations.
By card A's context box, what was happening when Wilson spoke, Ari asks?
- The UN had just begun its work
- World War II was about to end
- World War I was still going on
- The peace treaty had been signed
How many years passed from the UN Charter to the Declaration, Esme asks?
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- 13 years
- 3 years
- 3,893 years
- 30 years
How many years passed from Wilson's speech to the UN Charter, Jun asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- 3,863 years
- 27 years
- 26 years
- 37 years
Which card best shows what governments agreed to in 1945, Kira asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- Card B, the UN Charter
- Card C, the Declaration
- No card; it isn't recorded
- Card A, Wilson's speech
Which question can card C answer best, Luz asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- When the UN officially began
- Why the 1919 treaty set points aside
- What rights the UN set as a standard
- How each country treated people in 1948
Which claim about card A is careful, Milo asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- Wilson proposed a world body to keep peace
- Wilson wrote the UN Charter
- Wilson's speech ended World War I
- Wilson's plan became the whole peace treaty
A note says, 'Card C shows every country protected rights after 1948.' What fix does Pia make?
Use the picture in question 1.
- Keep the note; it is right
- Say that card A shows this
- Change 1948 to 1945
- Card C sets a standard, not what happened
A note says, 'The UN Charter was signed by 14 countries.' What fix does Ren make?
Use the picture in question 1.
- Change 14 to 50
- Change 14 to 150
- Keep 14; it is right
- Change 14 to 500
Why does card C's context box matter, Tala asks?
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- It replaced England's Bill of Rights
- It came soon after a world war
- It came at the end of the 1800s
- It came before World War I
Card A was dropped behind enemy lines. What does that tell Zee about it?
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- It is a neutral report of the war
- It was written for the UN
- It was a secret treaty
- It was meant to persuade as well as inform