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Refer to sources D and E below to answer the following questions: i. How would these sources help a history student who has been asked to use primary sources in explaining what it was like to serve in the First World War? (3 marks) Remember to consider the perspective and reliability of each source. ii. Explain how these sources can help you understand the role of archives in historical research. (2 marks) Deluged: Three members of Harry's company can be seen here posing in a trench flooded with mud almost to waist height Source D- Daily Mail Australia (8 November 2013), 'Harry Drinkwater's Diary of the Great War' Source E - taken from Dennett, B. et al. 2018. Key Features of Modern History 1, 5th edition, Oxford University Press South Melbourne Wednesday: Rain, rain, more rain it just poured and the mud is appalling - we slop around in gumboots with about 14 lbs [6.3 kg] of mud and straw and stuff attached to our boots ... several flashes of lightning - very bright indeed - and such heavy rain. Staff Nurse Christine Erica Strom, Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS), taken from her diary, which is located in the Australian War Memorial's archives, Canberra b) From the OLS essential reading, evaluate how the recordings of firsthand accounts of fighting at the Western Front provide a different perspective than official records. Identify the people whose accounts you are considering in your response. (5 marks) The link is to Australian War Memorial's collection, accessed 13/1/18) Remember when a question directs you to evaluate' you must provide your judgement in relation to the question. c) In the table below, outline (means 'to sketch in general terms') the risks and advantages of using oral histories to develop historical understanding of a topic. (Refer to page 9 of your textbook.) (4 marks) Risks Advantages LA023139 Assignment 2, 6492MY, Ed 1 New South Wales Technical and Further Education Commission, 2018 (TAFE NSW), Archive Version 1, February 2018 7 One of the most comprehensive archives for First World War studies is the Liddle Collection at Leeds University in the UK, founded in the 1970s by British historian Peter Liddle. Liddle had collected oral histories from First World War veterans from both the UK and Australia, including Australians who had served at Gallipoli and on the Western Front. Liddle's interest in these stories stemmed from a desire to preserve stories for future generations that, if not recorded, could be lost forever. In 1978, British historian Denis Winter published Death's Mew: Soldiers of the Great War, which was based on diaries and private letters from soldiers. Winter felt that both during and after the war the individual voices of the soldiers were lost in the collective picture. He believed that there had been a neglect of the perspective of the individual soldier. Winter acknowledged one of the most important but often neglected truths of producing history: it is the vast variety of experiences that make up any story. From his interviews, Winter wrote what might be called a history from the bottom up. Aside from a brief period just after the war, this perspective had been largely neglected, despite there being an abundance of materials that gave accounts of trench warfare from the first days of the war in 1914, until after the armistice in 1918. The contribution of oral testimony to an understanding of life in the past Many historical accounts rely heavily on oral testimony. In fact, the Liddle Collection at Leeds University is almost entirely based on oral testimony, and the Australian War Memorial's oral testimony collection is vast. These testimonies have provided historians with important insights into the times, emotions and perceptions of those with firsthand experience of life in the trenches. Like all historical sources, however, such testimonies cannot be taken at face value. They need to be considered critically and approached first in terms of their context. This means considering who produced them, and when and why they were produced; and only then considering the content of what is being said. In other words, the key to using oral testimony is the same as using any historical source. First look at the context, and then look at the content. The best way to understand the power and significance of oral history in understanding life in the past is to listen to recordings. The Australian War Memorial's collection is an ideal place to start. Its archives hold recordings of firsthand accounts of fighting at Gallipoli, as well as on the Western Front. These testimonies allow you to establish a sense of empathy with the soldiers of the First World War, as you hear them describe their experiences, and reflect on their survival and the changes war wrought on them. Oral history keeps memories alive long after the participants have passed on. 1.2 Check your learning 1 What are archives? Why are they useful for historians? 2 Describe the Liddle Collection. How could its contents provide a different perspective on the First World War than other official records? 3 Create a table with two columns that outlines the risks and advantages of using oral histories to develop historical understanding of a topic. armistice the agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting SOURCE 6 Poppies adom the Roll of Honour walls at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. The War Memorial holds an extensive archive of First World War records. CHAPTER 1 THE INVESTIGATION OF HISTORIC SITES AND SOURCES 9 d) Refer to Source F or page 12 of your textbook (source 10) to consider a reconstruction of an historic site. To what extent could a visit to this site assist your investigation of trench warfare at the Western Front? (6 marks) Note: You need to consider how useful visiting the site in the image below would be - e.g., of minimal use, somewhat useful, most useful. Source F - Canadian Prime Minister visits preserved trench at Vimy Memorial Park, France in April 2017 Refer to sources D and E below to answer the following questions: i. How would these sources help a history student who has been asked to use primary sources in explaining what it was like to serve in the First World War? (3 marks) Remember to consider the perspective and reliability of each source. ii. Explain how these sources can help you understand the role of archives in historical research. (2 marks) Deluged: Three members of Harry's company can be seen here posing in a trench flooded with mud almost to waist height Source D- Daily Mail Australia (8 November 2013), 'Harry Drinkwater's Diary of the Great War' Source E - taken from Dennett, B. et al. 2018. Key Features of Modern History 1, 5th edition, Oxford University Press South Melbourne Wednesday: Rain, rain, more rain it just poured and the mud is appalling - we slop around in gumboots with about 14 lbs [6.3 kg] of mud and straw and stuff attached to our boots ... several flashes of lightning - very bright indeed - and such heavy rain. Staff Nurse Christine Erica Strom, Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS), taken from her diary, which is located in the Australian War Memorial's archives, Canberra b) From the OLS essential reading, evaluate how the recordings of firsthand accounts of fighting at the Western Front provide a different perspective than official records. Identify the people whose accounts you are considering in your response. (5 marks) The link is to Australian War Memorial's collection, accessed 13/1/18) Remember when a question directs you to evaluate' you must provide your judgement in relation to the question. c) In the table below, outline (means 'to sketch in general terms') the risks and advantages of using oral histories to develop historical understanding of a topic. (Refer to page 9 of your textbook.) (4 marks) Risks Advantages LA023139 Assignment 2, 6492MY, Ed 1 New South Wales Technical and Further Education Commission, 2018 (TAFE NSW), Archive Version 1, February 2018 7 One of the most comprehensive archives for First World War studies is the Liddle Collection at Leeds University in the UK, founded in the 1970s by British historian Peter Liddle. Liddle had collected oral histories from First World War veterans from both the UK and Australia, including Australians who had served at Gallipoli and on the Western Front. Liddle's interest in these stories stemmed from a desire to preserve stories for future generations that, if not recorded, could be lost forever. In 1978, British historian Denis Winter published Death's Mew: Soldiers of the Great War, which was based on diaries and private letters from soldiers. Winter felt that both during and after the war the individual voices of the soldiers were lost in the collective picture. He believed that there had been a neglect of the perspective of the individual soldier. Winter acknowledged one of the most important but often neglected truths of producing history: it is the vast variety of experiences that make up any story. From his interviews, Winter wrote what might be called a history from the bottom up. Aside from a brief period just after the war, this perspective had been largely neglected, despite there being an abundance of materials that gave accounts of trench warfare from the first days of the war in 1914, until after the armistice in 1918. The contribution of oral testimony to an understanding of life in the past Many historical accounts rely heavily on oral testimony. In fact, the Liddle Collection at Leeds University is almost entirely based on oral testimony, and the Australian War Memorial's oral testimony collection is vast. These testimonies have provided historians with important insights into the times, emotions and perceptions of those with firsthand experience of life in the trenches. Like all historical sources, however, such testimonies cannot be taken at face value. They need to be considered critically and approached first in terms of their context. This means considering who produced them, and when and why they were produced; and only then considering the content of what is being said. In other words, the key to using oral testimony is the same as using any historical source. First look at the context, and then look at the content. The best way to understand the power and significance of oral history in understanding life in the past is to listen to recordings. The Australian War Memorial's collection is an ideal place to start. Its archives hold recordings of firsthand accounts of fighting at Gallipoli, as well as on the Western Front. These testimonies allow you to establish a sense of empathy with the soldiers of the First World War, as you hear them describe their experiences, and reflect on their survival and the changes war wrought on them. Oral history keeps memories alive long after the participants have passed on. 1.2 Check your learning 1 What are archives? Why are they useful for historians? 2 Describe the Liddle Collection. How could its contents provide a different perspective on the First World War than other official records? 3 Create a table with two columns that outlines the risks and advantages of using oral histories to develop historical understanding of a topic. armistice the agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting SOURCE 6 Poppies adom the Roll of Honour walls at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. The War Memorial holds an extensive archive of First World War records. CHAPTER 1 THE INVESTIGATION OF HISTORIC SITES AND SOURCES 9 d) Refer to Source F or page 12 of your textbook (source 10) to consider a reconstruction of an historic site. To what extent could a visit to this site assist your investigation of trench warfare at the Western Front? (6 marks) Note: You need to consider how useful visiting the site in the image below would be - e.g., of minimal use, somewhat useful, most useful. Source F - Canadian Prime Minister visits preserved trench at Vimy Memorial Park, France in April 2017