WWII OPVLs

Source 2:

            Published in 1925, Adolf Hitler’s book Mein Kampf is an autobiographical, persuasive book about his life and political ideals. The purpose was to educate the public about Hitler’s struggles and gain more support for his ideas. This excerpt discussed the Versailles Treaty and it’s “burden and repression” on the German People, with the intention of riling up the German people to come together in rebellion. The value of this source lies in its insight into Hitler’s views on German history and his desire for strong and united people. The limitation of this source is that it is a piece of propaganda, designed to gain support through a life story and idealistic political goals. The book and its purposes are biased.

Source 4:

            J.F. Dulles, in a foreward to P. Burnett’s Reparations at the Paris Peace Conference, wrote in 1940 about the American views of the punishment for Germany. The purpose was to introduce a book on America’s opinions, and garner some support towards the American viewpoint, in the public and possibly abroad. The value of this source is that it was written during the time period for Germany’s reparations, and that an American is writing for the American viewpoint, hopefully avoiding the ‘lost-in-translation’ problems. This source is limited, however, in that it is biased, and likely written by an outsider to the Versailles Treaty and the reparations for Germany. This could cause further bias or a loss of true fact as the information traveled to Dulles.