What would we like to know from history?
What perspectives of history would we like to know?
How might historical knowledge change actions or outcomes?
- Problem of colonialism created alot of the problems today (WWI - kept redrawing border lines, using them, going back on promises...left them bitter toward US)
- the way US has handled the Middle East in the past...inferior (Iran '67)
- How have we handled our differences in the past that didn't work out...learn to use different methods.
- Realize that there are differences in how we govern.
- We've tried to set up democracy even though we seen it not work.
- We've tried to make them another US and it only increases the tension.
- Use history of the past to develop new policies instead of sticking to the old failed ones.
- Learn what doesn't work and what may work.
- Remember why they are angry, why they won't follow our lead after we let them down so many times.
- Americans can typically be very present-day/future focused rather than historically focused
- History needs to be involved in foreign affairs and policy
