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Conversation Questions on History

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Is history important to you?

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Did you like studying history at school?

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What period of history interests you most?

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What do you think of the recent history of your country – the past fifty years?

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What do you know about the early history of your country

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What do you think of the overall history of your country?

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Do you think history repeats itself?

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What period of history would you like to go back and live in?

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Napoleon Bonaparte said “History is a set of lies agreed upon”. Do you agree with this?

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“Half of writing history is hiding the truth.” What do you think of this quote in relation to what was in your school history books?

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Why do people like history?

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What do you know about your family history?

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Is there a history of illness in your family?

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Would you like to be a historian?

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In his book 1984, George Orwell says: “He who controls the past, controls the future; and he who controls the present, controls the past.” Do you agree? Does this apply to countries today?

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Which people in the world have a troubled history?

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Do you think history comes back to haunt us?

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Does your country have a proud or violent history?

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How would the world change if schools stopped teaching history to children and all history books were destroyed?

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Sir Winston Churchill said: “Those that fail to learn from history, are doomed to repeat it.” Do you agree with him?