Harlan25

Hi! Thanks for the AMA!

I had a teacher who said frequently that "History is written by the winners" and to exemplify this he referred to the belief that the US singlehandedly won WWII in Europe when the Soviets were the ones who get to Berlin first (I'm nowhere near an expert in history so I'm talking from my inexperience, please feel free to correct me) and other examples from my native country (Chile). My question is, what's your opinion on that phrase? Is there something like "objective" history in aspects like this?

Thanks again!

Very interesting, it’s easy to understand it in the way you explain it. Thank you for answering!

I agree with what you say about the US getting a lot of credit because they weren’t under the threat of invasion. In my case I was taught that the USSR and it influence in the outcome of the war in Europe is severely ignored in favor of the US influence (I don’t know by who is “ignored” now that i think about it, so I’m not sure if it is by our country or in general).

Edit: Typo