The Treaty of Versailles in the mind of the Germans stabbed them in the back, especially the guilt clause that made them take blame for the First World War. Hitler capaitalized on these sentiments and used them to rally the German people.
Primary sources are the first hand evidence left behind by participants or observers at the time of events. Primary sources originate in the time period that historians are studying. They vary a great deal.
Primary sources are characterized by their content, regardless of whether they are available in original format, in microfilm/microfiche, in digital format, or in published format. Definitions. Primary Sources are the first hand evidence left behind by participants or observers at the time of events. Secondary Sources are materials that digest, analyze, evaluate and interpret information contained within primary sources or other secondary sources. Autobiographies, memoirs, diaries, emails, oral histories.