Interpretations

What you'll learn

1. 1

   Imagine you find an old letter from 1940. What does it tell you about life back then? 📜

2. 2

   What do historians use to learn about the past? 🧐

3. 3

   Look at these two sources about the same event: a soldier's diary 📖 and a newspaper report 📰.

4. 4

   Let's work through interpreting a source together. 🧠

5. 5

   Now you try! Sort these sources into 'primary' (from the time) and 'secondary' (made later). 🗂️

6. 6

   Which of these is a primary source? 🕰️

7. 7

   Imagine you find a photo of a crowded street in 1900. What might it tell you? 🖼️