Historical Research and Study: The USS Maine Answers
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What is an assumption historians make when they evaluate a source of information?
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They know an eyewitness will be free of personal bias.B
They know a student who did research will be an accurate source.C
They know an expert will provide the most accurate information.D
They know an eyewitness report will always be truthful.2
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The photo shows a newspaper report from 1898 on the sinking of the USS Maine.
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It could help them record new evidence related to the event.B
It could help them develop a better understanding of past ideas.C
It could help them preserve older evidence in a new way.D
It could help them disprove all the eyewitness accounts.3
Which can help historians decide if a source is reliable?
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determining how many people agree with the sourceB
determining the amount of information within a bookC
determining the author’s point of view on the subjectD
determining how many people know about the source4
Eyewitnesses often have different accounts of events, so historians must
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believe every account they read to be true.B
determine only one account to be the truth.C
evaluate each account to discover the truth.D
not consider any of the accounts to be true.5
An investigation of the Maine sinking was held in 1911 because
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eyewitness accounts were available for the first time.B
the first investigators did not reach a conclusion.C
many people did not trust the first investigation.D
that was less than a year after the ship sank.6
Soon after the USS Maine sank, yellow journalists
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completed a great deal of research.B
were the ones who found the truth.C
exaggerated the truth about the event.D
questioned witnesses and survivors.7
Which statement best describes a relevant question?
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A relevant question relates to the topic at hand.B
A relevant question is interesting, unusual, or unique.C
A relevant question can be studied and investigated.D
A relevant question is connected to a particular goal.8
Which kind of source is most likely to be correct?
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an unusual sourceB
an ancient sourceC
a reliable sourceD
a relevant source10
The National Geographic findings on the sinking of the Maine were mostly based on
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the testimony of divers.B
advanced computer modeling.C
new eyewitness reports.D
a review of old evidence.Did you find these answers helpful?
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