HST 540 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Secondary Source, Cold War International History Project, Columbia University Press
24 Feb 2015
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This essay requires a huge amount of research. You"ll do better if you have sufficient physical space to work in. Primary source - records from event while it was occurring; includes government texts, diaries, Secondary source - historical interpretations of an event, adulterated, changed; includes research and analysis documents. *try to use both types, though not necessary* Most information from western resources, western democracies whom are forced to release information and documents on principle. If doing essay on american topic, use us department of state, office of the historian link = history. state. gov. Be sure to balance primary and secondary so you have enough context. If doing on essay on british topic, use public record office of united kingdom link = nationalarchives. gov. uk. When using uoft libraries, be specific and contextual during your search. Go out of your way to find contrary viewpoints. If your research is good, you will be well informed, and have identified debates.
