Utilizing Sources in Social Studies

Question 1

The photograph is a source. took the photograph, making her the author of the source. The photograph was taken in . The photograph was taken while the author was photographing for the US government.

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Selection 1: primary; Selection 2: Dorothea Lange; Selection 3: 1936; Selection 4: migratory farm workers

Question 2

To identify the purpose of this photograph, it would be most helpful for a historian to conduct more research on

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the mission of the Resettlement Administration, the agency that hired Lange.

Question 3

This excerpt is a from a source. The author of this excerpt is . The events presented in this excerpt occurred in . The of this excerpt is that Dorothea Lange’s photos of Depression-era migrant workers helped expose their terrible living conditions.

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secondary; Selection 1: secondary; Selection 2: Rebecca Maksel; Selection 3: 1936; Selection 4: main idea

Question 4

Based on the text, what was Lange’s purpose in taking the photograph?

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to help Americans understand the plight of migrant workers

Question 5

What is the historical context of these sources? Check all that apply.

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The photograph was taken during the Great Depression.; Unemployment was high in 1936.; The Resettlement Administration provided relief to Americans affected by the Depression.

Question 6

Based on the text and the photo, what was Lange’s point of view toward those affected by the Depression?

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She was sympathetic to their suffering.

Question 7

What evidence in the text helps you determine Lange’s point of view? Check all that apply.

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“Knowing that the pea crop had frozen, she debated for 20 miles before finally turning back.”; “Lange . . . told the editor . . . that migrant workers were slowly starving to death.”

Question 8

Who was the intended audience for Lange’s photograph? Check all that apply.

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the general public; the US government

Question 9

Why is Lange’s photograph a useful source for historians? Check all that apply.

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It is a primary source about the Great Depression.; It provides reliable evidence about the lives of migrant workers during the Great Depression.; It can help people better understand how the Great Depression affected ordinary Americans.

Question 10

Question 13

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Rebecca Maksel

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