answers1: Basically a fact is something that cannot be disputed
because there is solid evidence from both sides that points to the
fact. For example, 9/11 occured on September 11, 2000.
answers2: history can be opinions and fact because opinions are what a
persons or people saw or experince at that time of history. While
fact allows evidences to prove that they are telling the trues on what
they say happen at that time of history. <br>
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For Example like 9/11. We had people opinion on what had happen, but
we have video evidence of what had happen. This allows us to know
what truly happen.
answers3: When I was in college, I took American history. It involved
a number of text books. One reason was to get statistical facts. You
can't change the numbers. But the text books are written by people
with different opinions. Therefore we had to come up with our own
opinion on what we thought had happened. Read different newspapers
about the same story. You will see what I mean.
answers4: Because facts can be backed up by numbers or events... but
all of your textbooks contain a lot of opinions, because you cannot
put a story together by using dates and facts only-- you have to
speculate and make the story flow, most of the times adding your own
words...
answers5: I just did this for my 2nd year university! <br>
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Basically a fact is something that cannot be disputed because there is
solid evidence from both sides that points to the fact. For example,
9/11 occured on September 11, 2000. <br>
An opinion is something that is one sided and not a fact. The fact can
be debated by historians and is not written in stone by all sides of
the arguement. For example, although people argue that Canada became a
country with a "national" mentality after Confederation, some say that
it occured in the early 1800's. <br>
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All textbooks have a bias, or "opinion" to one side of an arguement
versus another. It is your job as a historian to sort through the
opinions and weed out the facts and widely accepted beliefs. <br>
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EDIT <br>
Sorry to say, but it is NOT factual that WWI started because of the
assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. This is a widely held opinion.
Others believe it started because of other reasons. Sorry... I just
wanted to make sure you weren't confused by that :)
answers6: it can be opinions because a lot of sources for history are
first hand accounts from people at that time, and obviously no one is
unbiased when they write about something. that's an OPINION. it can
be factual like how everyone agrees that WWI started in 1914 because
of the assassination of archduke ferdinand, or that george washington
was the first US president. those can't be disputed.
answers7: History is a combination of facts and analysis. It's the
analysis portion that provokes controversy. <br>
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Fact: 9-11-01 the Twin Towers of NYC were attacked. <br>
Analysis/Opinion: The terrorists were from the Al-Quada network. <br>
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Fact: Pearl Harbor was attacked 12-7-41 by the Japanese. <br>
Analysis/Opinion: FDR knew in advance and allowed it to happen to
overcome the 'peacemongers' in Congress. <br>
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Facts are what you see, can touch and hear. Opinions and analyses are
what others believe were the causes and the results. The interval of
time provides perspective so that analysis becomes more precise.
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