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47 Memes You Can Look At During History Class And Still Learn Something Valuable (New Pics)
If you grew up in a generation where you learned history through textbooks in school, you likely didn’t enjoy every single class, and that’s fine. Some days will be more of a drag than others.
That’s not the case with memes. They will usually involve humor, making learning much more enjoyable. It’s likely why subreddits like History Memes have 1.2 million followers, all keeping the page alive with relatable content that also involves absorbing the same information you will find in school books.
Here are some of the best ones from the page. As always, don’t forget to upvote your favorites!
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Violence Is Not The Answer
Outside of memes, there are other ways to make learning history more interesting and enjoyable. Oakwood High School social science teacher Alex Brouhard suggests allowing students to be “investigators.” As he noted in an article for EdSurge, it’s a way to sustain interest.
An example he gave was having students investigate what happened in the two years between 1915 and 1917, including the sinking of the Lusitania during World War I.
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Imagine Growing Up And Wanting This For A Job
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Best Prisons In The World
Kristy Marion 7 hours ago
Steal a loaf of bread and get sent on a 3 month voyage to a strange but beautiful paradise. I think the newly fledged Aussies got the better deal! (And thank you to my ancestors for being petty thieves lol)
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Different Motives, Same Ending
“My students not only learned the content but also developed critical thinking skills as they analyzed evidence, put together persuasive arguments, and respectfully debated their peers,” Brouhard wrote.
Brouhard further explained his process, stating that once the students discovered the information he tasked them to find, he assigned points of view between the Allies and Germany, sparking an insightful debate.
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Specialization
#9
Artist In Picture
Renowned historical figures are human beings, too. They have personal lives outside their accomplishments and the causes they fought for, something worth exploring as well.
One notable piece of information is President Abraham Lincoln’s battles with depression, and there are lengthy articles written about it.
#10
How Much History Can We Cram Into Half A Century?
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A Curious Detail
#12
Ancient Egyptian Bros Might Be On To Something
Focusing on individual stories is another strategy that Brouhard applies with his students. As he noted, crime shows, for example, appeal to people not just because of the suspense but also for the emotional connection.
“These elements resonate with my sense of empathy, compelling me to form an emotional connection with the show,” he wrote.
#13
It’s That Time Of The Year
#15
Nothing?
Kristiina Männiste 6 hours ago
You can add Estonia to the list. The only war crime we got was giving surnames to the russian peasants who lived in the territories that we won in our war of independence from the soviet union (1918-1920). My poor coworker is surnamed Pushkin because the Estonian officers who came to their village were russian literature buffs. Apparently the entire village got named after famous russian authors. Other than us, I think Latvians are pretty clean too?
Now, let’s flip the conversation. To all of you history buffs out there, which of these memes connected with you the most? Which were your least favorite? Share your insights in the comments section below!
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Interpretatio Graeca
Awenpotato 6 hours ago
I think it's hilarious that monotheists especially Jews/Muslims/Christians see polytheism as a lot of made up gods, yet somehow theirs just happens to be the only one that isn't made up. Dudes, they're all made up!
#17
What Is Japan On About
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Bodybuilders Back In The Day
#19
Disappointing
#21
Good Question
Fat Harry (Oi / You) 5 hours ago
It's world freedom day, the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and, sadly, the anniversary of Kristalnacht.
#23
What Pride Flag Is This
Tucker Cahooter 6 hours ago
Imagine all the squabbling that would have gone on about the order of the stripes
#25
This Actually Is Sad
#27
Asian Parents Don't Mess Around
#28
I've Never Realize How Young Some Us Founding Fathers Are
#29
The Benefits Of The Industrialisation Took A Long Time To Reach Everyone
Zig Zag Wanderer 6 hours ago (edited)
Mate, it's still taking a long time to reach some people apparently ....
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Their Practices Involved Creating An International Network, Fund Transfer Systems, Letters Of Credit, Among Others To Create Of The First International Banking Systems
#32
Perhaps His Quest Was Not In Vain At All
#33
Golden Age Of India
#34
Europeans In The 1880’s And 1890’s
#36
We Don’t Even Have One Primary Source For Irish Myths
#37
Historians Hate Him: See How One Director Reinvented Greece!
#38
Guys Stop, You're Making It Worse
#39
Prank Goes Wrong
Kristiina Männiste 6 hours ago
I happen to live near a decoy warhead base. The geniuses built it on a border of a medium sized (for Estonia) oil shale mining town. So that, if the evil capitalists b**b out the fake base, they would ALSO take out half of a strategic shale oil producing town and ignite the underground oilshale deposits for good measure.
#40
Well That Backfired
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And Everyone Lived Happily Ever After
Zig Zag Wanderer 6 hours ago
Scott Adams omce analysed the US presidential winners. Apparently, most of the time, the tallest candidate won. In all other cases, the one with better hair won. And this is supposed to be better than a monarchy, where we don't actually let the monarch do anything.
#44
Something Of A Trick Question
Tucker Cahooter 6 hours ago
Well it depends on whether the cargo ship was crewed by emus or not
#45
I Always Wonder How Neanderthals Perceived Homo Sapiens
Stardust she/her 4 hours ago
It kind of makes me sad whenever I remember that homo sapiens sapiens are the only members of the genus homo as every single human species besides us is dead :(
#46
It Was The Happiest Day Of His Life, Until It Wasn’t
#47
No, I Think Not
Debby Keir 12 minutes ago
Thailand, then ally of Japan, declared war on the US, but the US never acknowledged it.
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