Question

Which pieces of evidence would be considered relevant primary sources for an informative essay on the Cuban Missile Crisis, one of the major events of the Cold War? Select two options.

a photograph of the missile sites in Cuba
a magazine article about the history of missiles in Cuba
a textbook excerpt recounting the events leading up to the Cuban Missile Crisis
a timeline detailing the negotiations that occurred during the Cuban Missile Crisis
a transcript of the president’s speech informing the public about the Cuban Missile Crisis

Answer 1

- a photograph of the missile sites in Cuba
- a transcript of the president’s speech informing the public about the Cuban Missile Crisis

Both are original, contemporaneous records of the event (visual evidence and a firsthand official statement), whereas the others are secondary summaries or analyses.