American interventionism / Howard Zinn ; interviewed by Jeff Hansen.

Howard Zinn, United States social historian and author of A People's History of the United States, traces the history of United States expansionist thinking; from Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, through the Indian Wars. He goes on to explore extraterritorial expansion following the Spanish-American war (1898-1903), refuting the traditional "Monroe Doctrine" analysis of this period. He explores the role of United Fruit in United States foreign policy, and the transformation of United States foreign policy owing to World War II and Vietnam.|AMERICAN INTERVENTIONISM / Howard Zinn| interviewed by Jeff Hansen. - Howard Zinn, United States social historian and author of A People's History of the United States, taces the history of United States expansionist thinking| from Florida, Georgia, Lousiana, thorugh the Indian Wars. He goes on to expore extraterritorial expansion following the Spanish-American war (1898-1903), refuting the traditional "Monroe Doctrine" analysis of this period. He explores the role of United Fruit in United States foreign policy, and the transformation of United States foreign policy owing to World War II and Vietnam. - RECORDED: University of Madison, Wisconsin, 12 Apr. 1985.