Favorite Topics in History

Started by Margot August 13th, 2011 3:57 PM
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Margot

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Now, I know not everyone enjoys history class. But even so, there usually are a few topics that tend to grab your attention, even if it is a little bit. Maybe you're somebody who enjoys learning about ancient civilizations, the world wars, regional history (european, american, etc), military history, political leaders, etc etc. There are plenty of areas of history people tend to gravitate to :) So the questions are:

What are your favorite topics in history?

What made these stand out to you as opposed to other areas in history?


As for me, I enjoy: the World Wars, the Renaissance, and Ancient Civilizations.

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  • The World Wars
  • The Renaissance, specifically the Borgias
  • The Holocaust
  • Ancient Rome
  • The Russian Revolution
There's more, but those are the best that sprung up in my mind.
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Literally anything that's post-1800. I enjoy the industrial revolution and everything that comes after it, probably because it feels closer and more relevant to the modern world. It doesn't matter what country, I enjoy studying all of them. But predictably, I know more about the history of Europe; then a little about America, very little about Asia, Africa and Australia.

Anything between 1600-1800 is hit and miss; I haven't studied much from that time period, but I wouldn't turn down the opportunity. It just doesn't interest me as much as more modern history.

Then anything pre-1600 is at the bottom of the pile. Still interesting! But it just pales in comparison.

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What are your favorite topics in history?
Holocaust, Civil Rights Movement, hearing about the Nazi's always makes me laugh out loud. :D

What made these stand out to you as opposed to other areas in history?
Bleh, a lot of the topics bore me, but I don't why why those certain things interested me, it's just strange seeing how our world has changed so much I guess- I dunno. xD

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I have never liked History and the fact that I have to take History in College this Fall (American History) is making me cringe a lot. I am not good at History but luckily my college offers free tutors so I will be with the tutor for a long time.


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I like almost all history, especially when it's about some place that I never learned about in high school. What I find terribly boring is modern history, particularly if it's about war or famous people. So WWII is about the last thing I care to read about. I'd rather study cultural and social aspects in history. Scientific history is also pretty interesting, learning about how cultures developed medicine and animal husbandry and things that don't actually sound interesting but have far reaching consequences for entire regions of the world.

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I actually really love history, but my favorite period is 20th century history, and everything in it, including the World Wars, Cold War, Great Depression, and much more.


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I actually don't like any history as a subject, except for really old stuff. So anything from like medieval and the feudal system and whatnot, to ancient civilisations like Greece and Rome (which I'm studying now at University) and definitely the Egyptians and any other really old stuff, particularly mythologies and the hand to hand combat.
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The Cold War is my favourite history topic. Such interesting personalities, such a global conflict with such diverse events. Vietnam, Berlin, Afghanistan. And we're still reeling from the effects of the Cold War today, so it's so relevant.

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I like some topics in History, but my favorites would have to be the World Wars and the Renaissance because they're the only history topics, that I've taken an interest in.



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donavannj

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I like studying the entirety of history in general, but most particularly the World Wars and the contemporary history that follows it because it has shaped our modern political climate.
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I'm not sure why, but I love studying early US History...how the Native Americans arrived, the 13 colonies were formed, etc. British history also fascinated me as well.

Cherrim

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Earlier in life, my favourite topics were the political ones. I liked learning about political conflicts and whatnot and my friends always made fun of me for it since... to be honest, early Canadian politics (from before Canada was even a country) is super boring. xD; When I took history in high school, the only parts that interested me were the World Wars.

I always wanted to take a world history or ancient history but couldn't fit it in my schedule and it has nothing to do with anything I'm studying in university so it would be a useless credit for me. :'( So unfortunately my only exposure to history is Canadian history and wikipedia, whoo.


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