I Hated History Class

By Matt Gregory

Did you hate history class in school as well? Nothing but names, dates, memorization, and complete boredom. In this podcast, Matt Gregory, a high school history teacher of ten years, explores an essen... more

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The podcast currently has 16 episodes available.

I Hated History Class episodes:

December 31, 2020 Was the American Revolution a lie?
In this episode, Matt Gregory explores whether the United States delivered on the promises made in the Declaration of Independence.
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39min
December 07, 2020 Why did the Soviet Union pull their missiles out of Cuba?
In this episode, Matt Gregory explores Primary and secondary sources to explore the Cuban Missile Crisis and determine why the Soviet Union pulled their missiles out of Cuba.
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25min
November 30, 2020 What caused the Boston Massacre?
In this episode, Matt Gregory explores the factors that led to the Boston Massacre, in which five Bostonians were killed and several were injured. The episode also frames the massacre in the context of the American Revolution.
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44min
May 25, 2020 How democratic was the Roman Republic?
In this episode, Matt Gregory explores primary and secondary sources to determine how democratic the Roman Republic actually was.
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26min
May 17, 2020 Was ancient Athens truly democratic?
In this episode, Matt Gregory breaks down primary and secondary source documents to determine if ancient Athens lived up to the reputation of being the birthplace of democracy.
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39min
April 19, 2020 Were Lewis and Clark respectful to the Native Americans they met on their journey?
In this episode, Matt Gregory explores whether Louis and Clark were respectful to the Native Americans that they met on their journey. [email protected]
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40min
April 14, 2020 How did people in the 14th century understand the black death?
In this episode, Matt Gregory explores primary and secondary source documents to try to understand how people in the 14th century understood the black death, which wiped out an estimated 50 million people. [email protected]
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35min
March 31, 2020 What caused the Salem witch crisis of 1692?
In this episode, Matt Gregory explores the factors that caused the Salem witch crisis of 1692, which was one of the worst cases of mass hysteria in the history of the United States. [email protected]
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34min
March 09, 2020 Why did the founding fathers keep slavery in the Constitution?
In this episode, Matt Gregory and special guest, Shaun Procaccini, read through primary and secondary source documents to figure out why the founding fathers kept slavery in the constitution despite the declaration of independence claiming that “all men are created equal? “
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1h 15min
February 23, 2020 Was the partition of India a good idea?
In this episode, Matt gregory explores three primary source documents and one secondary source document to decide if the partition of India was a good idea given what people knew at the time.
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35min

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How many episodes does I Hated History Class have?

The podcast currently has 16 episodes available.