History

russia had won the ww1

Correlation means that two events are related. Causation means that one event caused another event to happen. Correlation isn't the same as causation.

a relationship between actions or events such that one or more are the result of the other or others.

Rational behavior is a process based on making decisions that result in the most benefit for the individual. An executive at a company retiring early illustrates this best.

whether the cost of mining will be less than the value of the mineral

Because their interpretations are affected by their own life experiences.

People move from rural areas to find jobs in industrial factories.

The relationship between two events in which one leads directly to the other occurring

evaluate the evidence used to support it

a rescuer knocked a lantern out of a workers hand,and the ruins caught fire

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is created to convince others to accept the author's point of view.

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one event directly triggers the other.

Answer this question… analyzes evidence to develop a better understanding of the past.

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check to see if the information in the source is confirmed by other sources.

Answer this question… collect and evaluate evidence related to the event.

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Rebels and protesters secured many countries' independence from colonial powers.

Answer this question… The United States was wrong to drop nuclear weapons on Japan during World War II.

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An explanatory essay provides information, but an argumentative essay tries to prove a claim

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A historian reads speeches by English and French leaders during World War II to differentiate between their content and tone.

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leads to conclusions that do not reflect all the sources.

Begin developing a historical argument to answer the historical question

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They can lead historians to arrive at very different interpretations of an event.

To acknowledge and answer criticism of a thesis

access to sources that are relevant to the event

To develop a deeper understanding of the past by using sources

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Different pieces of evidence may contradict the original information.

When history is generalized it is a statement that such and such a thing happened because of one particular event. To over simplify something is to take away it's meaning from the historical context. History is often reflected by the biases of the researchers. If you look an old map of the world you will notice that Europe and North America are larger than Africa or South America. This is a biased representation of the world. They are actually larger.

The Roman Empire traded with Han China because Chinese silk had been found in early Roman cities