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Determine whether each source is a primary or secondary source.

Determine whether each source is a primary or secondary source.-example-1

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Primary: A letter written by your father about life in the 1970s.

A newspaper article written by a soldier about his experience in the vietnam war.

An interview conducted over the telephone.

Secondary: A website with historical information about Ellis Island and early immigrants in America.

A textbook about the Italian Renaissance.

A magazine about fashion trends during the 1920s

Step-by-step explanation:

Primary sources are sources of information created during or by someone who was there at the time of the event. This includes letters, newspapers, maps, interviews, documents, and ect.

Secondary sources are sources of information created from analyzations of a past event. These includes, biographies, textbooks, commentaries, historic criticisms, and ect.

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