American History Series: The United States Becomes a World Power

Feb. 15 1898 - Havana Harbor - This day this place was the pivot around which the course of U.S. foreign policy and international prestige swung. The sinking of The Maine was a crucial time for America. To express this the film reviews the fundamentals of the previous policy, stance of the country and the reasons for it. Growth, expansion and increasing interests are shown as to their effects on change.