This type of question requires you to analyse and evaluate a source to find out how useful it is to you as a historian.

Example:

How useful are sources B and C for an enquiry into the reasons for the recovery of the German economy between 1924 and 1929? Explain your answer, using sources B and C and your own knowledge of the historical context.

Tips:

To answer this question you must deal with both the content and the provenance of the sources. Provenance is the term used for a source’s ‘background’ – its nature, origin and purpose.

Your own knowledge must relate to the source itself. Only write about events in order to prove what the source says is useful, or not – don’t just narrate.