As we continue to dip our toes in the 20th century (finally!)...
- Howard Zinn (from People's History of the United States): Empire and the People, an examination of the Spanish-American War, as well as the conflict in the Philippines (a direct result of the war).
- Rudyard Kipling: "White Man's Burden," a response to U.S. Imperialism (and some other "Burden" poems.
- "Burden" poem protocol