When ask the question, "why study history"" one might answer we study history because it's essential to understand the past in order to understand the present. We can learn how events from the past affected us today, and from that we can perceive how the things we do now can affect the future. This way, we could comprehend the world today, its complexity, and why things are the way they are.

One reason why we study history is to see how history repeats itself. We need to learn from our past mistakes. As we examine history we can see the trial and errors humanity has made throughout its existence in this world. From this, we recognize what things wouldn't work if we try it because it already failed in the past. For example, after the Revolutionary War the leaders of America had to create laws for the newly...