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Documenting History. Documenting History SPECIFICATIONS. Aboriginal Rights Movement African American Civil Rights Movement American Civil War Canadian Independence Chinese Revolution Federation of Australia The Great Depression Independence of India and Pakistan
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Documenting History SPECIFICATIONS • Aboriginal Rights Movement • African American Civil Rights Movement • American Civil War • Canadian Independence • Chinese Revolution • Federation of Australia • The Great Depression • Independence of India and Pakistan • South Africa’s Anti-Apartheid Movement • Women’s Right to Vote • World War II in Europe • World War II in the Pacific • 64 pages per volume • 12 volumes
Documenting History Why is History Important? • History helps us understand people and societies • History helps us understand change and how the society we live in came to be • History provides identity • What skills does a student of history develop? • The ability to assess evidence • The ability to assess conflicting interpretations • Experience in assessing past examples of change.
Documenting History • An examination of historic events presented through such primary source documents as: • •quotes • •photographs • •illustrations • •artifacts.