Writing Homework Help

Wilhelmine Germany and the First World War, 1890-1918

Author: Albrecht von Thaer

Title: Erich Ludendorff Admits Defeat: Diary Entry by Albrecht von Thaer

Year: (October 1, 1918)

Assignment:

The purpose of these exercises is to enhance your ability to analyze primary sources, and MUST relate their contents to other textual evidence, and engage in the practice of historical interpretation. Each student will compose a short written response in which they answer the questions below based on their reading of the selected document as well as their knowledge of relevant course materials. Please look over the questions before you read the document. Papers should be approximately 700 words (two to three pages), typed and double-spaced in twelve-point font, and edited for spelling and grammatical errors. There must be at least two should paraphrase or directly quote the document in each questions. Also other evidence must be cited from attached files. Though you do not need to include formal citations. Whenever you reference any other source, make sure to specify the title of the work along with the name(s) of its author(s).

You must place the document in context or relating it to big-picture course themes . Dig deeper and read between the lines.

Attached are the only documents that can be used. The primary source and all extra information. Do just rewrite the notes but use them to back up the primay source.

• Who is the author of this text and what is it about?
• What do you think motivated the author to write this piece and why?
• What implicit biases does the author betray in presenting his or her argument or depiction?
• What does the document tell us about your chosen topic during the time period in question?
• What does the document tell us about other long-term trends or themes in nineteenth-century German history?