NHD Review

What is the theme for this year's NHD competition?

• Rights and Responsibilities in History

• Breaking barriers

• Frontiers in History: People, Places, Ideas

• History Lives in All of Us

2. Which of the following is an example of a Primary Source?

• Encyclopedia

• Textbook

• Diary

• Thesis

3. Which of the following is an example of a secondary source?

• Speech

• Biography

• Interview

• Government document

4. A Primary Source is 

• Original, firsthand document/account of historical incidents

• Written by someone that read about it

• Written by someone who heard about it

• Always fun to read

5. A Secondary Source is

• Always correct

• Always wrong

• synthesize, summarize, and/or interpret a primary source

• Always fun to read

6. The “thesis” of your project is   

• the central thought/argument that holds your entire National History Day (NHD) project together.

• A question

• Should be narrative

• Always confuses the judges

8. Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography is an example of

• A secondary source

• A thesis statement

• A bibliography

• A primary source

10. Historical Significance refers to the 

• Impact/Effect your topic had on history.

• Context of your topic.

• Thesis of your topic.

• Theme of your topic.

11. Where does Historical Context go in your exhibit? 

• Nowhere

• Left

• Middle

• Center

12. Where does the timeline go on your exhibit? 

• Center

• Right

• Left

• On the back