VOICED : I Guerra Mundial disponible en internet

The UK is recruiting amateur historians for a project to digitize over 1.5 million pages of WWI diaries. This initiative, called Operation War Diaries, is led by the National Archives, the Imperial War Museum, and Suniverse. Volunteers will transcribe and classify the diaries, which detail the experiences of officers on the Western Front from 1914 to 1918. The project is crucial as many records were lost during WWII bombings.

What is the main goal of the British initiative involving amateur historians?

• To recruit soldiers for a new war

• To digitize diaries from World War I

• To create a new museum

• To write new history books

Which organizations are involved in the Operation War Diaries project?

• The British Library and the BBC

• The National Archives of Great Britain and the Imperial War Museum

• The British Museum and the Royal Society

• The National Gallery and the British Film Institute

How many pages were initially made available online for the Operation War Diaries project?

• 5,000 pages

• 2,000 pages

• 1,000 pages

• 500 pages

What is one of the benefits of digitizing the diaries from World War I?

• It allows for the creation of new languages

• It helps classify information by names, places, and dates

• It reduces the need for physical libraries

• It increases the number of historians

Why is the work of citizen historians considered crucial for the Operation War Diaries project?

• Because they are paid professionals

• Because many records were lost in World War II

• Because they have exclusive access to archives

• Because they are the only ones interested in history