“The War That Launched the American Century”
Subject(s): Ambrose, Stephen E., Brinkley, Douglas, Castro, Fidel, 1926-2016, Cuba, Documentary films--Reviews, Kosovo (Republic), Philippines, Serbia and Montenegro--Serbia--Kosovo, Spanish-American War (1898)
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John A. Gable provides a pointed criticism of the PBS documentary Crucible of Empire: The Spanish-American War by highlighting topics that the film does not discuss. Gable stresses that the film ignores the potential consequences to the Philippines if the United States had withdrawn after the war, and he notes that it also does not consider the weakness of the Cuban and Philippine governments in their infancy as independent nations. Gable admires the contributions of the many “talking head” historians, and he reserves a great deal of praise for the film’s use of period music.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
1999
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
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Citation
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Chicago:
“The War That Launched the American Century”. [1999]. Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308587. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Gable, John A.. “The War That Launched the American Century”. [1999]. Image.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308587.
APA:
Gable, John A.., [1999]. “The War That Launched the American Century”.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308587.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
