How do the five elements of historic events work together for viewing history? 1.) by remembering the 5 w's, a historian can connect information of an event. 2.) simply asking who and where gives enough information for an historian. 3.) asking why? is enough information for a student of history. 4.) no one will ever know the reasons events occur. it's really just put a #. guys. lunaticoutlaw04 (sent from iphone)