#35 "Imperialism and Capital an exploration of the symbiotic relationship between imperialism and profit"
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- Students Podcasting History Episode #35
- Episode Title
- #35 "Imperialism and Capital an exploration of the symbiotic relationship between imperialism and profit"
- Episode Date
- April 24, 2025
- Key Words
- Imperialism, Eisenhower Farewell Address, Cold War, empire, military-industrial complex, manifest destiny, Theodore Roosevelt, Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, Panama Canal
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Since the Roman Empire, humanity has looked to Rome as a model for empire-building. Later empires have aspired to attain Rome’s success. Today the United States is one of, if not the world’s preeminent superpower. Michael Mann, a sociology professor at UCLA stated, “America's closest comparison is ancient Rome”(Preston, 403). The United States has become the inheritor of Rome’s legacy through imperialism. This podcast will cover different periods of
United States imperialism. These periods are Westward Expansion/Native American Removal, the Theodore Roosevelt presidency and modern United States Imperialism (from the Cold War to the Iraq War). United States imperialism began in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries where the United States started emerging as an empire through acquiring parts of other empires and
conquering Native American lands. During the early twentieth century Theodore Roosevelt’s Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine marked a great shift towards the United States becoming an imperial global power. After World War II the United States engaged in a brutal dogfight
consisting of proxy wars in the Cold War with the USSR. The United States eventually came out on top as the sole superpower on the planet. Ever since winning the Cold War, United States imperialism has largely been focused in the Middle East with events like the Iraq War. Behind these imperial actions there must be a source of motivation, that motivation is “global accumulation of capital” (Zwanenberg, 36). The historical podcast will argue that American Imperialism has occurred due to a desire for capital accumulation. - Hosted By
- Patrick Alexander
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Hello my name is Patrick Alexander from Jacksonville, Florida. I am a Freshman at Sewanee: The University of the South. I am enrolled in History 202B, History of the United
States II with Professor Andrew Maginn. The following student podcasting history is an educational tool designed to “highlight crucial movements in American History through podcasting”(Maginn, 1). Through my podcast I “hope to make history more accessible and exciting for the general public”(Maginn, 1). The topic of my podcast is the historical exploration of the relationship between imperialism and global capital accumulation. Much of the political discussions we have today still echoes back to imperial events in United States history. It is my
belief that economic powers have been the primary motivators of United States imperialism. The podcast will offer a historical analysis of how economic motivations have molded United States imperialism. The topics of the podcast are an introduction to imperialism westward expansion,
the global imperial shift that took place under Theodore Roosevelt and modern imperialism. As a United States citizen I believe it is imperative to take a look under the curtain at the mechanizations that motivate foreign policy decisions - The Show
- Students Podcasting History is an educational resource developed by students in Dr. Andrew Maginn’s History of the United States II course to highlight crucial movements in American History through podcasting. The students research and interpret primary and secondary sources to discuss pivotal themes, people, and events in the United States' history from 1865 through the present. Through creatively sharing these narratives and learning digital tools, these students hope to make history more accessible and exciting for the general public.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrEKgUCY8Mc.
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John A. Hobson, Imperialism: A Study (New York: James Pott & Co., 1902), 60.
Report of the Secretary Of War, Message and Documents Communicated to the Two Houses of Congress, Second Session of the Forty-Fifth Congress, Volume I (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1877), 630.
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Noel Maurer, "What T. R. Took: The Economic Impact of the Panama Canal, 1903–1937," Journal of Economic History 64, no. 3 (2004): 693–735, https://www.jstor.org/stable/40056435.
Benjamin Madley, "Review: Bitterest Crop: Genocide in California," Pacific Historical Review 83, no. 4 (2014): 606–609, https://www.jstor.org/stable/26364028.
Michael D. Green, "Mobilizing Women, Anticipating Abolition: The Struggle against Indian Removal in the 1830s," Journal of American, History 86, no.
1 (1999): 35–62, https://www.jstor.org/stable/2567405. - Contact Information
- https://www.andrewwyattmaginn.org/Digital_Humanities/s/studentspodcastinghistory/page/home