Call me a nerd, but history was always one of my favorite classes throughout school. Especially when I got to US History junior year of high school because I had an excellent teacher who really made me care about the subject. That’s all it takes to get someone interested in something: a good teacher.

Consider these memes your teachers, then. They crack open potentially dry subjects in ways that make you lean in and want to learn more. They cut down the vastness of history into manageable chunks and give you just enough info to spark your curiosity. Of course, if you’re already a seasoned historian, these will offer a bit of inside jokery, so you can chuckle in your elbow-patched tweed blazer. In either case, you’re gonna want to take a look at these history memes.