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Crisis in Venezuela President Maduro meets with members of the military Presidential claimant Guaido greeted by supporters

Controversy Over Pipelines in Canada Aboriginal protest against pipelines Calgarians rally in favour of the pipeline

Serial Killer Bruce McArthur Convicted murderer Bruce McArthur Victims of Bruce McArthur

Invasions of Afghanistan British, 1839 Soviet, 1979 American, 2001

Inference “conclusion based on reading between the lines of a source” Ibid.

Avoid Presentism, Generally “imposing the thoughts, beliefs, and values of today onto historical actors” Seixas and Morton, The Big Six, 215.

Context “the circumstances at the time of the creation of a source; the society and belief system in which the source was created as well as the historical events taking place at the time” P E R S I A T acronym helps you remember the various parts of a society Ibid.

Sir John A. Macdonald Vandalism of statue in Montreal, 2018 Removal of statue in Victoria, 2018

Continuity and Change Things that remain the same from the past Things that change from the past Interwoven

Causes and Consequences Who and/or what caused Trump to get elected? Individuals X Historical conditions / social forces Groups Sort: polarization of the people, money buys media airtime, ALT right, far right, Trump’s qualities, Trump’s celebrity, Trump’s policies, Steve Bannon

The Economist, Jan. 19-25, 2013, Cover.

Primary Evidence To answer Obama’s question historians would need to look at evidence from his time in office: