The implementation of the Kurikulum Merdeka starting from the 2022/2023 academic year provides new challenges in history learning. The structure of learning outcomes in history education no longer prioritizes understanding of concepts but must also emphasize elements of process skills. One of the elements of process skills that must be trained to students is historical thinking skills. There are various concepts of historical thinking skills that has been applied in some countries. Some of these concepts have similarities with the concepts of historical thinking contained in the Kurikulum Merdeka. In addition, there are also some of the concepts of historical thinking in the Kurikulum Merdeka that are not found in other countries. The emphasis on process skills also brings new challenges to how to teach these skills to students. Through literature studies, this article offers alternative history learning strategies that can be used to instill students' historical thinking skills in the context of implementing the Kurikulum Merdeka.