📷 Source A: Treaty of Versailles Signing, 1919

Photograph showing Allied leaders signing the Treaty of Versailles in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles, 28th June 1919.

1. What type of source is this?

Primary source

Secondary source

Tertiary source

2. Who is the intended audience for this photograph?

3. What evidence in the photograph suggests the importance of this event?

4. How might this source be useful for understanding the causes of WWII?

📷 Source B: Hitler at Nazi Rally, 1930s

Photograph showing Adolf Hitler addressing a massive crowd at a Nazi Party rally in Nuremberg, with thousands of supporters and Nazi banners visible.

5. What is the purpose of this photograph?

To document a historical event

To serve as propaganda

To criticise the Nazi Party

6. What does this source reveal about Hitler's rise to power?

7. What are the limitations of using this source to understand Nazi Germany?

📷 Source C: Chamberlain Returns from Munich, 1938

Photograph of British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain waving the Munich Agreement paper upon his return to London, declaring "Peace for our time".

8. This photograph represents which policy towards Nazi Germany?

The policy of _________________ towards Hitler's demands.

9. Compare the mood shown in Sources B and C. What similarities or differences do you notice?

10. Using all three sources, explain how they help us understand the path to WWII.