…. the rise of American imperialism.
"This is Michael Parenti for Real History, a series of talks by me about important events and things in history – the kind that have been buried or ignored or distorted by the powers that be. Those who control our vision of the past exercise control over how we see the present and the future, so to take back our reality we need real history, not the phony stuff that has been preached to us.
Today, I'm going to talk about The myths concerning the Spanish-American War and the rise of American imperialism.
The Spanish-American War was fought between the US and Spain in 1898. Now well before that war, American business interests had been growing overseas and enjoying the protection of the US Navy and Marines. But the war does mark a turning point in that process, that is a turning point in the use of American military power to ensure economic expansion.
In 1898 Cuba was still a Spanish colony – and, by the way, there already was a war underway, it had been going on for years. It was a war betwen the Cuban insurgents, the Cuban national liberation forces, against the Spanish colonial army.
Well, why did the US intervene in Cuba by sending the battleship Maine down there and doing a bunch of other things? Supposedly the Maine's visit was just a friendly visit. Supposedly McKinley was concerned about conducting American interests in Cuba…"
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