HISTORY CONTEST!

The students of 4th grade of ESO from the CPR San José have taken part in an interesting competition about important historical facts from our country and  the rest of the countries involved in the Erasmus+ Project “Your History is Our History”, which is coming to an end. They have learnt a lot and they have enjoyed working in teams in order to answer all the questions.

First, they took their time to read all the information about a specific event in the history of each country:

•           Fascism in Italy (Social struggles and Fascist Coup)
•           Lithuania during World War II and Soviet occupation
•           The Hungarian Uprising of 1956
•           Poland – 100 years of independency
•       The Carnation Revolution in Portugal
•       The Spanish Transition to Democracy

After they had read everything carefully, they began to answer the questions, working in teams and helping each other. 

This activity has helped them to know more about the countries involved in the Erasmus Project. Studying history is important because it allows us to understand our past, which also allows to understand our present. If we want to know how and why our world is the way it is today, we have to look for answers in history, in spite of the fact that historical events can sometimes be hard and terrible.

In conclusion, this activity has provided them with insight into the cultures of Portugal, Lithuania, Italy, Hungary and Poland, cultures with which they were less familiar, thereby increasing cross-cultural awareness and understanding.