The document analyzes and summarizes 3 historical photographs. Photo 1 shows young German boys saluting Hitler, indicating their loyalty to Germany in the late 1930s/early 1940s. Photo 2 depicts US soldiers in Vietnam, showing that different races fought together rather than being segregated. Photo 3 features lawmen who appear to have made an alcohol bust during Prohibition. The document raises questions about the future of the individuals pictured and how their experiences may have shaped their later lives and views.
1. Who are the people in the photograph?
Picture1- 4 young German boys
Picture2-US Soldiers during Vietnam War
Picture3- law men
What is the situation of the people in the photograph? Provide evidence from the photo
that tells you this.
Picture 1- They are German and in the late 1930’s/ early 1940’s because they are saluting Hitler.
Picture2-US soldiers fighting in the war in Vietnam, because of their uniforms and the picture quality.
Picture 3-they are lawmen during the prohibition that just made a bust.
What message do you think the photographer was trying to convey?
Picture 1- The loyalty to Germany and the ideals of Hitler
Picture2-Showing that all races are fighting together at that time, instead of being segregated.
Picture3- there is no tolerance for alcohol during the prohibition
Why is this photograph important to history?
Picture 1- It shows that if the axis had won the war that the ways and beliefs would had continued on
to the next generations
Picture2- This was the first time different races had fought side by side.
Picture3- it shows that stopping the production of alcohol was important to the law men at the time.
What questions does this photograph raise?
Picture 1-What happened to the boys after the war? Did they ever end up fighting in it?
Picture2-Did the men continue to be against segregation after the war?
Picture3- where are they?
2. Write your own caption for the photograph:
Picture 1-The future of Germany
Picture2-Different Men fighting for the Same Cause
Picture 3- The only place for alcohol
What could you do to find more information about this photograph?
Picture 1- Research the youth of Germany during the War
Picture2- Research the integration of soldiers in vietnam
Picture3-Research the prohibition
Based on what you have observed list 3 things you might infer from the photograph
1- Picture 1- The boys think a lot of Hitler
Picture2- They see eachother as equals
Picture3- It is cold outside
2- Picture 1-They will end up fighting in the war.
Picture2-They will continue to see people for who they are, not the color of their skin
Picture3-they are in a town or city
3. 3- Picture 1-They take pride in where they are from and who they are
Picture2-they will teach their children the morals they have learned
Picture 3-this was a big bust that the police wanted to make it know to the public