Use the historical document(s) and the short readings in the left panel to answer the associated questions.
Use the historical document(s) and the short readings in the left panel to answer the associated questions.

This leaflet, dated December 1945, promotes the creation of the United Nations after World War II. It argues that nations should work together to prevent future wars and protect human rights. Use features of the document—title, date, and wording—to support your answers.
Using evidence from the leaflet, explain how TWO features (for example, wording, date, or title) reflect lessons drawn from World War II and the call for an international organization to protect human rights.
This leaflet is ONE source. Describe one limitation of using it alone to understand the creation of the United Nations.
Then identify ONE additional type of source you would seek and explain what it could help confirm or challenge.
Based on the leaflet, which conclusion is best supported about how World War II changed international priorities?
Which detail from the leaflet is the BEST evidence for an inference that World War II’s destruction influenced postwar goals?
Which statement best describes the main purpose of this leaflet? Use evidence from the document to choose the best answer.

This newspaper clipping, dated August 15, 1945, announces Japan’s acceptance of surrender terms. A sidebar timeline lists key wartime dates. Use the headline, dates, and timeline to place events in order and explain how the war’s end helped set the stage for postwar cooperation to prevent future wars.
Which ordered sequence BEST matches the chronology shown in the sidebar timeline?
Which conclusion is BEST supported by the document’s dates and timeline about changes in international priorities after World War II?
This clipping gives only a brief timeline. Describe ONE limitation of using it alone to understand the creation of the United Nations.
Then identify ONE additional source you would seek and explain how its date or timing would help confirm or challenge what this document suggests.
Which event on the timeline happened FIRST?
Using evidence from the document, explain how the date and the timeline help a historian understand why people called for international cooperation after World War II.
Include TWO specific references to dates or events.

This 1946 exhibit sheet presents two brief excerpts about World War II’s aftermath. Document A (May 1945) describes civilian suffering from total war. Document B (1946) calls for international cooperation and the protection of human rights. Compare both documents and use evidence to support your answers.
Which comparison between Document A and Document B is BEST supported by the evidence provided?
Which conclusion is BEST supported when the two documents are considered together?
Describe ONE limitation of comparing only these two excerpts to understand the creation of postwar human rights protections.
Then identify ONE additional type of source you would seek and explain how it could confirm or challenge a conclusion drawn from the comparison.
Which detail from Document A provides the BEST context for why Document B emphasizes protecting human rights?
Using evidence from BOTH documents, explain how the perspective in Document A helps a historian contextualize the goals stated in Document B.
Include TWO specific references (one from each document).

This 1945 map shows refugee routes and relief-camp locations in Europe after World War II. The arrows highlight large movements of displaced people across borders. Use the legend, directions, and place names to interpret where people moved and why postwar cooperation was needed.
Which piece of map evidence BEST supports the conclusion that World War II had effects beyond battlefields?
Using evidence from the map, explain how geography (directions, borders, and locations) helps a historian understand one reason people supported international cooperation after World War II.
Include TWO specific geographic references from the map.
This map is ONE source. Describe one limitation of using it alone to understand postwar human rights concerns for displaced people.
Then identify ONE additional type of source you would seek and explain how it could confirm or challenge what the map suggests.
Which inference about postwar conditions is BEST supported by the map’s refugee routes and relief-camp symbols?
Based on the map, which statement BEST explains why an international organization might be created after World War II?

This 1944 bulletin summarizes U.S. wartime rationing and production priorities. A table links scarce goods (rubber, gasoline, sugar, steel) to homefront policies and reasons. Use the categories and wording to explain how total war reshaped economic decisions and influenced postwar calls for international cooperation.
Using evidence from the bulletin’s table, explain how TWO specific rationing or production policies show economic tradeoffs during World War II.
Then explain how these tradeoffs help contextualize the postwar call for international cooperation.
Based on the bulletin, which conclusion is BEST supported about how wartime economic policies could shape postwar international priorities?
Which detail from the bulletin is the BEST evidence that the U.S. economy was organized to support “total war”?
Which economic idea is BEST illustrated by the bulletin’s table linking scarce goods to rationing and military priority?
This bulletin is ONE source. Describe one limitation of using it alone to understand the broader wartime economy and its impact on postwar human rights concerns.
Then identify ONE additional type of source you would seek and explain how it could confirm or challenge what the bulletin suggests.