Adrian Rodriguez

Seven Sources Summary

Drews, G. (2014, October 08). The Battle for Berlin: An Eyewitness Account.

Retrieved February 22, 2017, from http://elinorflorence.com/blog/berlin-battle

"The Battle of Berlin: An Eyewitness Account" by Gerda Drews, this topic's genre type is a

typography. The Thesis of this topic explains the how German people are living and what they

are going through during and after the battle of Berlin. Gerda wants to inform people that the

German people suffered too, especially towards the end of the war as they are closer to defeat.

The intended audience is to anyone studying history or simply just an average person. Gerda's

main rhetorical appeal was pathos, as throughout her story she wants to raise awareness of what

occurred in those times. Gerda establishes credibility and appeals to ethos by informing the

reader about names and dates. In the end Gerda appeals to logos by using personal experiences

of the event.

History.com Staff. (2009). Treaty of Versailles. Retrieved February 23, 2017, from

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/treaty-of-versailles

In the article "Treaty of Versailles" by the History channel, this article would appeal to ethos as it

talks about the logic of what was going on at the time. For example, Where the Germans right for

disobeying the Treaty of Versailles? After the first the World War, Europe and many other

countries where torn apart by the devastating fight, most of Europe was in ruins and the amount

of death in this new type of warfare left millions dead. The Triple Entente know as the Allies,

blamed Germany for beginning the war, which in fact it was all the European powers who had
strong Nationalistic ideals. After the war Germany was forced to sign a treaty which said that

Germany was to take all the responsibility for all the damage and deaths during the war. Also so

many laws and restrictions were put on Germany that caused their economy to collapse, which

contributed with starting the Great Depression, also this treaty completely humiliated Germany

which resulted in hatred and resentment throughout the German population, what would later

cause World War Two. This treaty was called the Treaty of Versailles

'I Will Fight to the Last': WWII Japanese Soldier Diary, June 1943. (2016, April 26).

Retrieved March 02, 2017, from http://www.historynet.com/i-will-fight-to-the-last-wwii-

japanese-soldier-diary-june-1943.htm

''I Will Fight to the Last': WWII Japanese Soldier Diary, June 1943" is about a United States

Marine named Eugene B. Sledge that found a journal from a dead Japanese officer. Eugne will

later come to write "Pacific War Diary", and would later turn into a tv show from HBO. The

diary talks about the Japanese soldiers experience during the war, and Eugene's experience

during the war and how he relates to it in certain ways. For the United States, writing journals

about the war was illegal, while in Japan it was legal. After Eugene read the Japanese soldier's

journal, he starts writing his own and keeps it in a bible

"The Fatal Attraction of Adolf Hitler" Motion picture on DVD. (1989). Retrieved

March 02, 2017, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8onbm_8bcgQ

"The Fatal Attraction of Adolf Hitler" is a World War Two documentary that came out in 1989

and last about two ours. The documentary talks about the life of Hitler in general, since he was a
little kid, to the day he committed suicide. The documentary also talks about the people of

Germany before and during the war. At first the documentary explains how happy the German

people feel at the beginning of the war and how quickly they grew concern towards the end of

the war.

8. (2015, June 30). WW2 From the Germans Point of View HD. Retrieved February

23, 2017, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV0TtnwbkpQ

"World War Two from the German point of view" is an iconography. The thesis of this source is

how the Axis powers are going through the war. The intended audience for "World War Two

from the German point of view" is to anyone studying history. The intended audience for "World

War Two from the German point of view" is mainly to Nazi fanatics. The video appeals to pathos

as it uses a depressing tone or mood to describe or portray its information. The video's ethos is

utilized by using dates, names and locations . The video appeals to logos as it used personal

accounts like stories and quotes of the German people.

D. (2012, February 17). 10 Most Devastating Bombing Campaigns of WWII.

Retrieved March 02, 2017, from http://www.onlinemilitaryeducation.org/posts/10-most-

devastating-bombing-campaigns-of-wwii/

"10 Most Devastating Bombing Campaigns of WWII" talks about the intensity of the 10i

most destructible bombing campaigns on both sides of the war. The list consist of the amount of

causalities and destruction which ranks them form number 1 being the most destructible. Most of

the cities that were ranked in this list were from the Axis powers, Germany and Japan.
 History.com Staff. (2009). Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Retrieved March

02, 2017, from http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-

nagasaki

"Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki" talks about the development of the bomb and

why it had to be used. The article explains in chronological order the development of the bomb

and the event of when the bomb was dropped. After that it talks about the amount of destruction

and the after effects of the bomb in both cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki.