History of US Imperialism: Origins - PSMLS Class

Join us as we start a series on the History of U.S. Imperialism. This is crucial history for American communists to thoroughly understand in order to be equipped to fight American imperialism today. We're starting with the origins of U.S. Imperialism focusing on the period of the late 19th and early 20th century before the First World War.

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Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
1:35 American Capitalist Expansion
4:50 Q&A 1
14:55 Beginnings of American Imperialism
21:40 Q&A 2
30:25 1898: Pacific Islands and Spanish-American War
32:20 Untold History of the United States, Video Excerpt I
37:30 Annexation of Hawaii and Acquisition of Samoa
39:00 Q&A 3
42:30 Untold History of the United States, Video Excerpt II
46:10 Panama Canal and the Banana Wars
48:10 Untold History of the United States, Video Excerpt III
51:10 American Imperialism in 1914
53:00 Q&A 4 and Conclusion