Place a source in its time: who wrote it, when, why, and what was happening

Grade 10 Social Studies Worksheet - Challenge Me

Circle the best answer.

1. Read this first

   Use this

   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.

3. 1.

   By card A's context box, what was happening when Wilson spoke, Ari asks?

   • The UN had just begun its work
   • The peace treaty had been signed
   • World War II was about to end
   • World War I was still going on
4. 2.

   Why can't card A show Bo what the peace treaty did?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • It was kept secret from the world
   • It records a plan made before the treaty
   • It was written by the United Nations
   • It is about World War II
5. 3.

   How many years passed from Wilson's speech to the UN Charter, Jun asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • 27 years
   • 37 years
   • 3,863 years
   • 26 years
6. 4.

   Which card best shows what governments agreed to in 1945, Kira asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • No card; it isn't recorded
   • Card A, Wilson's speech
   • Card C, the Declaration
   • Card B, the UN Charter
7. 5.

   Which claim about card A is careful, Milo asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • Wilson proposed a world body to keep peace
   • Wilson's plan became the whole peace treaty
   • Wilson's speech ended World War I
   • Wilson wrote the UN Charter
8. 6.

   Which claim do cards A and B support together, Noah asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • Both cards were made in San Francisco
   • Card A's plan was kept in full
   • A world peace body was planned after each war
   • The UN began in 1918
9. 7.

   A note says, 'Card C shows every country protected rights after 1948.' What fix does Pia make?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • Change 1948 to 1945
   • Say that card A shows this
   • Keep the note; it is right
   • Card C sets a standard, not what happened
10. 8.

    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 150
    • Change 14 to 500
    • Keep 14; it is right
    • Change 14 to 50
11. 9.

    Why does card C's context box matter, Tala asks?

    Use the picture in question 1.

    • It came at the end of the 1800s
    • It replaced England's Bill of Rights
    • It came soon after a world war
    • It came before World War I
12. 10.

    Card A was dropped behind enemy lines. What does that tell Zee about it?

    Use the picture in question 1.

    • It was written for the UN
    • It was meant to persuade as well as inform
    • It is a neutral report of the war
    • It was a secret treaty