AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR
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He advocated overseas expansion and talked about the importance of naval power in an effort to become an imperial power
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He advocated the annexation of Hawaii
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He argued against forming overseas alliances
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He emphasized the need to protect tariffs
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Detailed explanation-1: -Who Was Alfred Thayer Mahan? Alfred Thayer Mahan was a late 19th and early 20th century United States Navy officer, an instructor at the Naval War College, author, and naval historian. He is considered America’s foremost naval strategist, advocating for the expansion of the US fleet and a vigorous foreign policy.
Detailed explanation-2: -Alfred Thayer Mahan (1840-1914) was a naval strategist, historian, and leading advocate of a powerful U.S. Navy. He was very influential over his friend and colleague, Teddy Roosevelt.
Detailed explanation-3: -By arguing that sea power-the strength of a nation’s navy-was the key to strong foreign policy, Alfred Thayer Mahan shaped American military planning and helped prompt a worldwide naval race in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Detailed explanation-4: -Alfred Mahan justified American imperialism by arguing that the nation needed new markets, and that key to opening those markets was having a strong navy supported by the presence of naval bases throughout the world to supply ships.