Is Learning History Important?

November 9th was the 25th Anniversary of the day the wall fell that separated East and West Germany. It was a powerful moment in history that lead to many people gaining freedoms from communism in Eastern Europe.

- Please visit this website about the wall. Read the article about the history of the wall.

- Then, watch this video.

- Then, please write a blog post. The post needs to have 3 indented paragraphs with correct punctuation and spelling.

Do you think it's important to learn about these types of moments in history, even if they happened far away and to people you don't know? Why or why not? 

You can begin with, "It is important to learn about history, even if the moments happened far away and to people I don't know," or "It is not important..." Give as many details as possible about why you feel the way you do.