Truman Middle East source analysis assessment

What kind of primary source (document) is this?

• Chat show

• Press release- news conference

• Podcast

• Radio interview

What is the date of this source?

• 1st January 1948

• 1948

• March 25th, 1945

• March 25th, 1948

Who is the speaker of this source?

• Harry S. Truman

• John F. Kennedy

• Winston Churchill

• Adolf Hitler

Who is the intended audience?

• The communist bloc

• People living in the Western hemsiphere

• The American people

• The Japanese population

How do you know who the intended audience was?

• He was the president of the United States

• It was in his first point

• He was in charge of a superpower

• I am assuming this

Which of these are NOT part of the speaker’s argument/thesis in this source?

• The American people must understand the position of the USA in regards to the question of Palestine.

• The USA has proposed a temporary U.N trusteeship over Palestine to create peace.

• A trusteeship was suggested to avoid further bloodshed and violence.

• The USA does not believe it should become involved in any way.

List three things the speaker said that you think are important. Explain your answers.

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Which three historical things were learned from the source?

• The US set up a trusteeship in Palestine after the British mandate.

• The USA supported a plan for partition in the region.

• The USA was working with both sides.

• The USA did not send troops in the region.

A Mandate is:

• Separation of land

• A country ruled by another, through international agreement.

• War

• Another word for independence.

Partition IN THIS context is:

• A song by Beyonce

• A political movement

• What happened to India

• Separation of land into specific areas, for specific people