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    Zinn Chapter 1- Study questions 1. Howard Zinn explains that his purpose as a historian and his purpose for writing A People’s History of the United States‚ is to tell history from the view points of the forgotten members of history‚ such as the Cubans during the Spanish-American War. 2. Zinn’s thesis for pages 1-11 talks about how history only tells itself from the viewpoint of the rulers and victors. Zinn’s goal is to tell about history from the viewpoint of the victims‚ such as the fate of the

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    Columbus has always been portrayed as an enlightened‚ peaceful explorer who “discovered” a new world‚ and became friends with the native people. Howard Zinn’s view on Columbus’s encounter with the natives is an entirely different perspective. Zinn describes Columbus as a man who is willing to torture and kill others to be able to accomplish what he wants; in this case he wanted to obtain gold and other resources to take back with him to Spain. When Columbus and his men arrived to the islands‚ he

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    At times‚ history appears to be just like a deliberately curated set of truths‚ figures‚ and events that when taken together advance a particular philosophy or perspective. Along these lines‚ Americans concentrate only on individuals‚ places‚ and events that maintain the thought of American exceptionalism. Wars and the success of men dominate the lives of ladies‚ and Europeans are given priority. The quote by W.E.B. DuBois underscores the intrinsic falseness in imminent history‚ given that in some

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    Vin Patel AP US History Howard Zinn A People’s History of the United Sates Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States has been a moving and influential book till its first publication date in 1980. It has told the story of the conquers‚ the leaders‚ and the rulers but also the hardship of the enslaved‚ the oppressed‚ and the led. Like one of his famous quotes say “There is an underside to every age about which history does not often speak‚ because history is written from records left

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    Outline of “Drawing the Color Line”‚ chapter 2 of Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States p. 23 “. . . that special racial feeling . . . that combination of inferior status and derogatory thought we call racism.” Zinn says we need to understand how racism started in order to see how it might end. Factors that led to U.S. slavery 24 a—“The Virginians needed labor”—to grow food & tobacco 25 b—“They couldn’t force Indians to work for them” c—“White servants

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    Howard Zinn was born on December 7 19922 in Brooklyn New York. Zinn was raised in a working-class family in Brooklyn‚ and flew bombing missions for the United States in World War 2‚ which experience he uses to shape his opposition to war. Howard Zinn is one of the most respected historians‚ the author of various books and plays‚ and a passionate activist for radical change. A clear statement of his nature is his autobiography You Can’t Be Neutral on a Moving Train. He is perhaps best known for A

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    political or religious views‚ however‚ Howard Zinn take his political opinions to an extreme in his textbook. If Howard Zinn was to be placed in a room with conservative Republicans‚ nothing good would come from it. Howard Zinn has extremely liberal views‚ and these views could get a class of high school students stirring and arguing against each other easily based on their own political opinions. I find that in learning about the history of the United States‚ Howard Zinn’s textbook is too biased for

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    Howard zinn Christoper colombus They ... brought us parrots and balls of cotton and spears and many other things‚ which they exchanged for the glass beads and hawks’ bells. They willingly traded everything they owned... . They were well-built‚ with good bodies and handsome features.... They do not bear arms‚ and do not know them‚ for I showed them a sword‚ they took it by the edge and cut themselves out of ignorance. They have no iron. Their spears are made of cane... . They would make fine

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    Howard Zinn: A People’s History of the United States In the first chapter of A Peoples History of the United States by Howard Zinn‚ the main focus is on the Indians‚ Christopher Columbus and the human progress and the author’s way of presenting factual information. Christopher Columbus is introduced as the famous navigator and explorer of the “New World”. We were taught in school that he discovered America and that was just enough for our tiny brains to like him because America is built on freedom

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    Chapter 13 Zinn opens chapter with the recognition that “war and jingoism might postpone‚ but could not fully suppress‚ the class anger that came from the realities of ordinary life”.  Despite the brief interlude that momentarily quelled class conflict‚ the issues at home had never been resolved and resurfaced with a vengeance.  More and more writers were writing from a Socialist mindset:  Upton Sinclair published The Jungle in 1906‚ as a commentary on Chicago’s meatpacking industry. In writing

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