Question

imagine that you are a historian who wants to understand the spending decisions of the united nations, an international organization established in 1945. keep your research goal in mind. then decide whether each source below is a primary source, a secondary source, or neither. annual budgets for the united nations from 1945 to the present an article by a historian explaining how funding and spending of the united nations has changed over time a speech given at the united nations arguing for greater spending on peacekeeping troops

Explanation:

• Annual budgets are original records, so they are primary sources.
• An article by a historian analyzing past - events is a secondary source as it interprets and analyzes primary materials.
• A speech given at the UN is a first - hand account and thus a primary source.

Answer:

• Annual budgets for the United Nations from 1945 to the present: Primary source
• An article by a historian explaining how funding and spending of the United Nations has changed over time: Secondary source
• A speech given at the United Nations arguing for greater spending on peacekeeping troops: Primary source