# Dumb questions you have about other nations/cultures.

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**Created:** [May 9, 2012, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-questions-you-have-about-other-nations-cultures/621427 "2012-05-09T21:20:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2012, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-questions-you-have-about-other-nations-cultures/621427/221 "2012-06-06T12:50:39Z")

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> [@Little\_Nemo](#):
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> Question for An Gadai (or any other Irish posters) - how is history taught in Irish schools?
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> There was an extended period when Ireland was part of the United Kingdom. Do the Irish people consider the events of UK history during that period to be part of their national history? For example, do the Irish people say that “We won the Battle of Trafalgar” or do they say “The United Kingdom won the Battle of Trafalgar”?

Further to this query I’m looking at a current textbook meant for secondary school kids aged about 12/13 to 15/16. The section headings, each of which contain a few chapters are:

Our Roots In Ancient Civilisation 1: Ancient Ireland  
Our Roots In Ancient Civilisation 2: Ancient Rome  
(This includes. for some reason, a section on medieval and renaissance history.)

Changes In The European View Of The World: Exploration  
Religious Change: Reformation  
Changes In Land Ownership: Plantation In Ireland  
Political Change: Revolution Movements  
(This includes the American Revolution, the French Revolution, the 1798 Irish Rising, and further chapters on social change in the 19th C. and the Great Famine.)

Political Developments In Ireland in the 20th Century  
Northern Ireland: 1920-1985  
Social Change In 20th Century Ireland  
International Relations In The 20th Century

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2012, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-questions-you-have-about-other-nations-cultures/621427/222 "2012-06-06T20:52:53Z")

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> [@AK84](#):
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> Which Punjab? And the majority of people in Punjab are most certainly not Sikhs.

It depends on which Punjab you’re talking about. The old province of Punjab was split between India and Pakistan during the partition. Most Sikhs settled in the Indian state of Punjab, where they are a majority (approx 66%) of the population. You are correct that Sikhs are only a small minority in the Pakistani province of Punjab.

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2012, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-questions-you-have-about-other-nations-cultures/621427/223 "2012-06-06T20:53:55Z")

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> [@An\_Gadai](#):
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> Further to this query I’m looking at a current textbook meant for secondary school kids aged about 12/13 to 15/16.

Interesting. Thanks for the update.

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