M05 Historical Hack: Interpreting and Comparing Primary Sources

Optional Enrichment Activity - Complete this optional activity to learn how to examine primary sources to make connections and comparisons between the concepts or historical events the sources reference. 

Suggested Activities:

• Consider the concept of international diplomacy and the role of the United Nations. The blue box activity on this page Links to an external site. asks you to think about things not spelled out in the UN Charter but that should be.
• You can use the prompt in the blue box on this page Links to an external site., titled “Is the UN Declaration a response to Nazi Germany?” as an essay prompt. Create a short essay in response to the essay prompt. Cite evidence from the two texts to support your claim. 
• First compare the UN Declaration of Rights with the Nazi Party Platform. Next, (utilizing information in the hack) compare the UN Declaration of Rights with the Bill of Rights. Lastly, create a list that compares and contrasts the UN Declaration of Rights to the Bill of Rights. This website provides solutions to that activity Links to an external site..