What If? History That Could’ve Been

By Newt Gingrich

Opinion

USA – -(Ammoland.com)- What if Hillary Clinton had defeated President Trump in 2016?

• What if Steve Jobs had given up and the iPhone had never been marketed?
• What if President John F. Kennedy had decided racing Russia to the Moon was too risky or too expensive?

In each case, the world today would be dramatically different.

In my Facebook series, “What If? History That Could’ve Been,” which is currently in its second season, I explore ideas like these.

While it is creative and fun to describe alternative histories, it also serves a useful purpose. It moves us from simply memorizing facts to really thinking about them.

It is a way to study history dynamically, rather than statically.

Many people grow to dislike studying history because they are taught a dry, boring, fact memorization system that feels dead and sterile – and provides no meaning or context for our lives.

Yet, when history is studied actively, it is dynamic, alive, and teaches a lot about our decisions, our own lives, and today’s challenges.

For instance, Arthur Wellesley, better known as the Duke of Wellington, said the Battle of Waterloo …Read the Rest

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