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Re: Studying history as a kid
I can't really remember being taught any "true" history in elementary or high school.
Naturally I has Social Studies, but that was so America-centric that I almost shudder at the thought of calling it history in any real sense.
I did enjoy reading about Native Americans (we called them Indians when I was a kid). I guess to some extent that can qualify as something other than "American" history. Granted even that was written from an American-centric perspective and probably bore little resemblance to the true history of America's native people.
Today my favorites are probably WWII and postwar Europe and the ancient Near East.
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