It seems like we have the best short term memories in the world.
2007-02-06 18:53:55 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Not me, when i was younger i didnt care about, but now its very interesting.
2007-02-06 18:58:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most Americans are immigrants. The Native Americans have a very strong sense of history and culture, but the rest of us have uprooted from our homelands and come here. No other nation is so full of people from other countries. It is for this reason we have taken our attention from where we came from and place our attention on where we are now. In 500 years, America will have just as much culture as any other country and this perception will not exist.
2007-02-06 19:04:17 · answer #2 · answered by solidwhetstone 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I see your point David, all the posts refer only to American history.
How good are Americans with the history of the world?
2007-02-06 23:02:10 · answer #3 · answered by SHIH TZU SAYS 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most Americans who are still alive, do not seem to have a family history that has come from the original colonists therefore do not care about our country's history.
2007-02-06 18:59:31 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
History in the United States is taught as means of promoting social agendas instead of as a search for the truth. The teaching is obsessed with the achievements of blacks or women, etc. The overall perspective is lost in the effort to promote social agendas.
2007-02-06 20:14:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because as a generality we don't feel that we need to know. I think Americans are just kind of ignorant to the rest of the world. (Yes I'm American). Watch for some Canadian or Frenchman start saying its because of George Bush or that we're all fat.
2007-02-06 18:59:09 · answer #6 · answered by fat50strat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know hundreds of Americans, and they all know the history of the USA...Their ancestors, all the wars, slavery, recessions, depressions, most of the Americans I know can go back 8 generations in their familys in detail... maybe you just know the wrong people...
BTW I am Canadian
2007-02-06 19:06:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if Americans have no sense of History....lots of Civil War buffs out there.
2007-02-06 19:01:29 · answer #8 · answered by michinoku2001 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
please give details why you think that..
Lets see our history..
We took on with a band of freedom fighters one of the biggest empires in history. and we won.. not on the battlefield (well not totally) but we forced them to second guess their rule.
We stepped in in Europe in WW1 when Germany was about a month from victory.
We gave europe the weapons to defeat hitler.
We stopped the Russians from going to war time and time again.
We have used our super power position to force countries with tyranny wants to back down.
Parts of America have fought for their freedom in many ways.
ANd yet the world looks at us like we haev done nothing.
2007-02-06 19:29:43 · answer #9 · answered by clomtancy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pretty easy question... Answer? Most of american history is well.. a LIE... or at least sanitised and embellished to say the least...
and before i get hate mail.. Umm My mothers family was here always.. whitey.. go back to europe OK?
2007-02-06 19:21:16 · answer #10 · answered by darchangel_3 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because the history of America isn't pretty.
2007-02-07 05:42:38 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋