is history fiction or fact? How do we use history?

answers1: One person's (or group's) fact is another's fiction. For
example Native Americans and Mexicans probably did not see things the
same way as European settlers did. They saw stolen land and lives.
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We hopefully use history to keep us from repeating mistakes of the past.
answers2: you have capalbo right
answers3: History can be extremely one-sided. Each civilization that
writes their history obviously writes it from their perspective, and
rarely writes it from an objective stand point. <br>
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So yes, history can be completely fake; whether its fabricated on
purpose or just wrongly documented, sometimes we never know. <br>
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For example, look up Commodore Perry's official naval photograph. Then
look at the Japanese painting of him. Not the best analogy, but you
can see how the view is skewed? History can be the same way.