Eva Peron Dbq

(a) the first major criticism that is addressed in the first source is that Eva Peron “imprisoned upper-class women and adolescents for opposing against the government” also stating that these prisons were shared with drug addicts and prostitutes. She did this in an effort to inflict greater cruelty to the woman due to their social status.

Secondly, it is mentioned that in some cases that Eva would interfere with the funerals of older women of the aristocracy, this would prevent their families from burying their deceased relatives with illustrious forebears, it is also noted Eva would not interfere in the funerals however if she was invited to tea by the women, stating that she promised not to get involved directly with their funerals.

(b)

For example, Source 4 (c) shows Eva Peron with a halo above her head, which was part of a campaign to have her declared as a saint by Argentinian Newspaper Vendor’s Union in 1952. Source 4 (a) shows Eva in Paris, dressed in what appears to be an expensive dress, we can gather that she was a high class member of society in this picture, this can also be used to add to Eva’s importance as she clearly stands out when compared to other people of that time

Source 2 is a clear example of this because it is not a primary source, but a secondary source. The information is still useful but is only a means of gathering information about Eva Peron, whereas a primary source would more accountable because it would have been documented at the time the event occurred, Source 2 is an American historians views of Eva Peron from 2000, This was a reflection on why Eva Peron was different to the Argentinian government.

Source 4 is similar also, but it does contain images taken and made at the time that the events occurred which is still useful to historians as it shows us a clear image of the events when they took place, This would be considered a primary source, a clear limitation to these images however is that there is no reference to who took two of the images shown in source 4, just there date and description, this can make the information less credible for a historian.

Another limitation to these pictures, much like the text, is that it is completely open to interpretation, these pictures can still be manipulated to make the object or person appear better or worse, there is still the possibility of potential bias in the pictures