Read the excerpt from one of Professor Martin Gilbert’s 88 history books.
On October 1 [1918], as the British Expeditionary Force prepared to break through the final obstacles on the Hindenburg Line, and the Americans got ready to launch a new attack on the Argonne, Ludendorff begged the Kaiser to issue a German peace offer at once.
–The First World War: A Complete History,
Professor Martin Gilbert, Oxford University, 2014
Which descriptions characterize this source? Select three options.
biased
credible
factual
outdated
secondary
Answer:
credible
factual
secondary
Explanation:
The source can be described as credible because it is gotten from an acclaimed, Professor Martin Gilbert, it is factual because it contains real events that can be verified and it is secondary because he made use of other sources to complete his research.
Therefore, the descriptions that characterize this source is that it is credible, factual and secondary.
