Must-study History

[Flying Mullet]

If you had to pick a period or event (medival times, renaissance, ancient egyptians, World War I or II, the Roaring 20s, Industrial Revolution, etc...) in history to study in depth for a semester at school, what would you choose and why?

[Kirobaito]

European History from 1000-1500. So I guess Medieval Times. So many wars, yet in so little time.

[Agent Proto]

I'd choose the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression that follows it. ;)

[Del Murder]

World War II. I am fascinated by that era. Another choice would be ancient Greece.

[Cid]

Yeah, WWII and the 30 years after.

*history major*

[Yamaneko]

From Nicolas II rule to the fall of the Soviet Union. WW2 can go in there also since it had a direct affect on the Cold War. Vietnam, Iran-Contra, etc.

[eestlinc]

1960-70s.

[Bernhard]

Guiseppe Garibaldi's struggle for the unification of Italy around 1860.

[Strider]

I have to choose just one? Hmm.

My pick would be the American Civil War.

[escobert]

Well that's exactly what I'm goign to uni for :) I'm going to be studying Midievil Europe history.

[Evelia]

The French Revolution. We studied it briefly in World History last semester, but I wish we had gone deeper into it. I was so interested that I went out and bought a big book about it and I've watched a few movies. I think that Maximilien Robespierre is one of the most interesting historical figures ever. =D

[Todie]

Originally posted by Del Murder
World War II. I am fascinated by that era. Another choice would be ancient Greece.
Ditto

[Leeza]

I'd probably go with the 1950's. Rock and roll was just beginning and the '50's had some of the best movies.

[DocFrance]

Definitely World War I and world War II - talk about two wars that have shaped the world as we know it.

[Peegee]

The age of Ghengis Khan, whenever that was

[fire_of_avalon]

Ireland in the earlier twentieth century. No instructor I've ever had has really touched on it at all.

[stuffing]

the 60's

[eestlinc]

Originally posted by fire_of_avalon
Ireland in the earlier twentieth century. No instructor I've ever had has really touched on it at all.

YEA! You can read <i>Ulysses</i> for a good bit of it xD

[SpiritWolf]

I'm going to say Ancient Greece

[fire_of_avalon]

Originally posted by eestlinc
YEA! You can read <i>Ulysses</i> for a good bit of it xD
What? The only Ulysses I'm familiar with is the Tennyson poem. And as the main character of the Odyssey and the Iliad, but those don't take place in the twentieth century....

[DeBlayde]

Methinks I'd study Japanese Feudal history, even though the various emporers can be all kinds of more confusing than the Kings of England. @_@

[Dr Unne]

Biblical history is what I would (and did) study in college.

[eestlinc]

Originally posted by fire_of_avalon
What? The only Ulysses I'm familiar with is the Tennyson poem. And as the main character of the Odyssey and the Iliad, but those don't take place in the twentieth century....

The novel <i>Ulysses</i> by James Joyce, which takes place in a day (June 14, 1908 or something, i dont remember) in Dublin.

[fire_of_avalon]

Oh. Sorry, I've yet to cover Joyce in either my British lit or Irish lit classes. *feels slightly dumb and wishes she'd gotten the joke*

[-N-]

The 70s. Shaft!

[edczxcvbnm]

I know a fair amount of history but in all honesty I wouldn't want to study any of it. Far too depressing. Instead I would want to take a class on theorizing the future. That would be much more fun.

[Meow]

Originally posted by eestlinc
The novel <i>Ulysses</i> by James Joyce, which takes place in a day (June 14, 1908 or something, i dont remember) in Dublin.

Quiet, eest, you'll make people think the book is actually, y'know... comprehensible. :)



<b>EDIT:</b> capitalizing *nono*

[eestlinc]

it's a good read!

[Calliope]

I am refusing to believe that on the basis of Dubliners.

[bennator]

World War II probably... or maybe the fall of the roman empire.

[Thunday Man]

Hail Ceasar!

Ancient Rome.

[Spuuky]

Ulysses is good. Dubliners is not. That does make a difference when reading them.

[Nemesis the Warlock]

Dubliners not good? Blasphemer!

*hits Spuuky with a hardcover edition of Finnegan's Wake *


As for the history study, I'd be interested in the Indian Wars in North America. I've read a few things about Little Big Horn and that stuff.

[Meat Puppet]

Yeah, I'd probably have to say Ancient rome or even greek. I know nothing now but I'd like to learn about it.

Nemeeh'z?