How much do you believe your history books from school.?

Question

How much is: purposely written incorrectly, opinionated/altered, accidentally incorrect, etc...

Answer 1

Not a lot. Any historian worth his salt knows history is written by the victor (or at least the government). Japan textbooks take a totally different viewpoint then those in the USA or China. Most of the history of the so-called US Civil War is nothing less then propaganda. German textbooks take an unrealistic view of the Nazis (they omit that the vast majority of the German people liked them). Histories from Arab countries rarely mention the convert or die choice given to the majority Christian population of the Middle East when the Arabs invaded in the 600s nor do they mention the constant attacks on Christian countries until the 1600s (but always mention the crusades that resulted from these attacks). It goes on and on.

Answer 2

A lot of those are true, but a lot is not. Mostly they are often putdated. But to be reasobablem the fact is the books about American history are written and rpinted here and therefore some of their contents are incorrect, however many other countries have the same problem. If you are really interested in true hstory there is a book called " The true about our history. I read it last year and it really helped clear up some things that I had learned in school.

Answer 3

Any textbook at a level less than College level is going to be 'sanitized' to the point where it won't offend ignorant mommies and daddies. The Civil War was portrayed as the North fighting the South to end slavery. World War 1 was portrayed as a great crusade to spread 'democracy.' The genocide against the American Indians was glossed over if it was even mentioned.

For those who really want the truth, read Howard Zinn's 'A People's History of the United States.'

Answer 4

"Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects."--Herodotus

Political Correctness in schools is killing history. Texts today are watered down versions of texts that were published even a couple of decades ago. Where is the PC doctrine coming from?

Some say from an education institute in Switzerland that is generously funded by an organization, perhaps, the World Bank, or organizations that are driven by global profits and the image of a world define by three trade zones not sovereign countries' borders.

This "educational institute" sets curriculum endoctrination, especially the subject of history, through educational journals and other publications for worldwide consumption.

The U.S. Department of Education soaks the swill up like a sponge and relays it to American educational boards and curriculum-setting institutions as doctrine.

Globalism, serving as our current historian, is taking a shot at destroying the history of peoples and nations and only uses the clashes of cultures to preach and endoctrinate.

Other institutions, particularly religious institutions have tried to mould history around their version of things. The most successful institution to put forward their take on history was the Universal or Catholic church.

Everyone who has fantasies of world domination likes to dabble in the historical pie. When alterations in the story of world events occur, a lot of information is ommitted from humanity's chronicle such as the enslavement of thousands upon thousands of northern Europeans over centuries to build the Mediterranean/ ancient/classical world. The omissions are so numerous. Only independent research by people who are full of curiosity and seeking the truth can bring accuracy to history.

Oh, yes--and join the backlash against globalism--our true enemy.

Answer 5

I believe that most is true but the exact reasons and events that have lead to those events are either changed to appeal to people in a nicer way or lost to history so they put something they believe would fit. I look at the history channel and read manga/watch manga, which taught me not everything that is written is true as one might think. I also looked at national geographic, discovery, boondocks,and others which taught me this. Especially the real history of the world/science conflicting with the bible. I hopes this help to inspire you. GL.

Answer 6

history books in general are written by victorious people,i usually use my logics when i read them to try to figure out what it really was the truth

Answer 7

as long as we can all keep in mind that there is no such thing as OBJECTIVE history/historiography and that it is all, indeed, SUBJECTIVE, we are all OK. to that end, be sure to check out Keith Jenkins's excellent "Re-thinking History."

Answer 8

I find them uninteresting & I think it's done by research.