The Skeptic's Guide to American History

The Skeptic's Guide to American History « Series from 2011

Series from 2011

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Genres: Documentary

Sorting through misconceptions, myths, and half-truths about America's past is a chance to revisit some of the country's greatest episodes, figures, and themes from a fresh perspective and an opportunity to hone the way you think about and interpret the past, the present, and even the future.

This course examines many commonly held myths and half-truths about American history.

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Religious Toleration in Colonial America?

Neither American nor Revolutionary?

The Constitution Did Not Create a Democracy

Washington - Failures and Real Accomplishments

Confusions about Jefferson and Hamilton

Andrew Jackson - An Odd Symbol of Democracy

The Second Great Awakening - Enduring Impacts

Did Slavery Really Cause the Civil War?

The Civil War's Actual Turning Points

The Myth of Laissez-Faire

Misconceptions about the Original Populists

Labor in America - A Strange History

Myths about American Isolation and Empire

Early Progressives Were Not Liberals

Woodrow Wilson and the Rating of Presidents

The Roaring Twenties Reconsidered

Hoover and the Great Depression Revisited

What Did Roosevelt's New Deal Really Do?

World War II Misconceptions and Myths

Was the Cold War Inevitable?

The Real Blunders of the Vietnam War

Myths about American Wars

Who Matters in American History?

History Did Not Begin with Us