Yes, exactly.

In order to cover these topics properly, one first needs to do a high level of who (major players), what, where, and when to get a basic framework set up. A second pass of why and how can then be taken without getting bogged down by the basics. A third pass will allow for detailed study of the time period.

Most students do not get beyond the first pass, and the framework is rickety at best.

You are correct when you state that they keep us ignorant with our education. In general we do not even know that we don't know.