Is This A Primary Or Secondary Source?
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You are doing a paper on the Vietnam War. Are the following sources primary or secondary? Type in your name to start the game.
Questions and Answers
- 1.A diary written by a soldier who fought in the war.
- A.
Primary
- B.
Secondary
- 2.A book written by a historian who didn't fight in the war, but draws on other sources.
- A.
Primary
- B.
Secondary
- 3.A newspaper article about Vietnam written in the 1960s.
- A.
Primary
- B.
Secondary
- 4.A TV documentary filmed by a reporter who toured Vietnam during the war.
- A.
Primary
- B.
Secondary
- 5.A 2007 journal article about the Viet Cong with a formal writing style, bibliography at the end, and lots of analysis and interpretation.
- A.
Primary
- B.
Secondary
- 6.A book about the war where the author says things like "I was drafted at age 18..."; "I flew to Vietnam a few months later..."; "We fought in five battles..."
- A.
Primary
- B.
Secondary
- 7.A book that compiles letters, poems, and memoirs written by people who experienced the war.
- A.
Primary
- B.
Secondary
- 8.Military orders, battle plans, draft laws, and other government materials from the war.
- A.
Primary
- B.
Secondary
- 9.A biography of General Westmoreland (who commanded American forces in Vietnam) written by one of his officers.
- A.
Primary
- B.
Secondary
- 10.A biography of General Westmoreland by an author who didn't know the general, and drew on other sources for their information.
- A.
Primary
- B.
Secondary
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