1. Let’s look at War

2. What counts as evidence in History?

3. History In the clip you have just seen, why was war declared?
KLQ: What counts as evidence in History?

4. History
There is a movement in Historiography and History that argues that trying to find a causal path to something is ludicrous
As an example:
KLQ: What counts as evidence in History?

5. History
KLQ: What counts as evidence in History?

6. History That was Archduke Franz Ferdinand
His assassination is often cited as the chief initiating factor of World War One
Look up how the events unfolded, and let me know what it is that jumps out at you about the story
KLQ: What counts as evidence in History?

7. History
Sometimes it seems like trying to understand why things happen in History or why a certain event led to another event is fundamentally impossible.
This is known as ACCIDENTALISM, which is essentially the idea that most things in History happened by chance and there is no real way to evaluate ‘causes for them
KLQ: What counts as evidence in History?

8. History Look back at your timeline of events.
What, in your opinion, led to the decline of your civilisation?
KLQ: What counts as evidence in History?

9. History
The opposing perspective to Accidentalism is DETERMINISM, the idea that all things are determined by their causes.
The reasons why things happened can be incredibly complex, yes, but they are still reasons. We can still tease out some narrative from history
KLQ: What counts as evidence in History?

10. History Here is Mark Steel talking about Karl Marx
KLQ: What counts as evidence in History?

11. History So: why do we think Mark Steel made that documentary?
What was he hoping to gain from it?
KLQ: What counts as evidence in History?

12. History Let’s make this more general
List all the reasons why someone might want to do historical research or write a historical paper
KLQ: What counts as evidence in History?

13. History Obviously History can be used to:
Provide a collective group identity
Give people closer understanding of their culture
Attempt to give context to more recent events,
However, History can also be used to
Give justification for your political goals
Create a sense of Nationalism or Jingoism
Bias an audience against a particular theory or group
KLQ: What counts as evidence in History?

14. History
In History it’s very important to look at the intent of the Historian, more than it is in Mathematics or Science
This is because of the effect of propaganda, and how biased or selective accounts of history can do so
KLQ: What counts as evidence in History?

15. History What part of your timeline is liable to be the most accurate?
What part the least?
Why?
KLQ: What counts as evidence in History?