A People's History of the United States

1. In A People’s History of the United States chapters 1-8 by Howard Zinn. He writes about historic key points in which some history recollections doesn’t truly paint the truth of what happened, why it happened, and how we look at it now with newer, more open minded hindsight. Some of the most important points that Zinn brings to light in his book is that history is never truly written until after the fact and that fact is, history is written by those who deem it fit. With a vision that can at times distort the truth by only revealing or “painting” the events with a more suitable reality. With many events never documented we end up relying on the recounts of members who were either at the event or those that survived. With stories of heroes, adventurers, savages, holy gospel, and religious “rights”, and the fight for equality, what we end up with is fantastical events that are too good to be true and are never derogatory or…

A People’s History of The United States by Howard Zinn is a book meant to show history in a way it is not usually presented. He cuts out the sugar coating of modern textbooks and aims to show flaws in the traditional tellings of history. In the end, Howard Zinn managed to tell history in a more negative light, but he uses bias and the same techniques he criticizes. Howard Zinn goes through history in order to break down everything that happens in America from the time Columbus arrives to the…

While reading A People’s History of the United States – Chapter 16: “A People’s War?” I learned that World War Two was unique because it was known as the People’s War. This was a fight that capitalist, communist, and the working and upper classes supported. This war was against a totalitarian, racist, German state, which was all directed by Adolf Hitler. The U.S. has always defended helpless countries, they have also protected their own interests, particularly the rich. Most history textbooks…

While reading A People’s History of the United States – Chapter 16: “A People’s War?” I learned that World War Two was unique because it was known as the People’s War. This was a fight that capitalist, communist, and the working and upper classes supported. This war was against a totalitarian, racist, German state, which was all directed by Adolf Hitler. The U.S. has always defended helpless countries, they have also protected their own interests, particularly the rich. Most history textbooks…

A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn, starts off in 1492 with the landing of Columbus in the Americas. Zinn describes that he wants to make an account of American history from the side that is not usually told. Zinn wants to show the side of history that isn 't so heroic as some of the books show it to be. With that in mind, chapter one starts off with the native americans and what happened to them because of European expansion. This starts with the arrival of Christopher…

A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn conveys history as told in the preceptive of slaves, revolutionaries,women, and lower class men. It starts with Christopher Columbus finding the Caribbean and ends with the 2000 and terrorism. A People’s History of the United States starts by talking about Christopher Columbus arriving at the Caribbean and meeting the native people,the Arawak.Often portrayed as an enlightened leader and a friend,Zinn portrayed him as conquerers who only…

History is complex, and we tend to perceive things differently. A good example of this are the two opposing articles known as “A People's History of the United States” by Howard Zinn and "A Patriot's History of the United States" by Larry Scweikart & Michael Allen. The article contains two views of Christopher Columbus’s expedition to new lands in 1492. Zinn’s version stands from the viewpoint of the oppressed, depicting Columbus’s actions as violent and overlooked, while Scweikart and Allen’s…

Having both the people and patriot’s interpretations of the same America’s history helped to perceive what happened during the colonial America. A Patriot’s History of the United States by Schweikart and Allen described America’s past with virtue and patriotism that omitted out oppressive details of events that occurred. On the other hand, A People’s History of the United States by Zinn showed the unpatriotic side of United States with exploitation of people and land. In the English…

The May Day of 2018 in New York contains many people's opinion of them protesting in the city of New York. They are free to express their feelings about the government or protesting any changes they want. They would have topics like immigration, workers rights, government changes, and more. Thinkers like Henry David Thoreau, Thomas, and Samuel would've had different reactions to the May Day rally based on their theories. Henry David Thoreau followed civil disobedience…

Many events ranging from wars to elections have influenced American history as the American public knows today. Even though these events have been set in stone and are in-erasable from America’s past, they can be interpreted in a vast multitude of ways. There are also always two sides of a story, and one cannot fully develop an opinion on a specific topic without having knowledge that pertains to each side. With this in mind, it is only logical to apply a comparison between Howard Zinn’s A…