Which military strongmen played an important role in the era described in the text?Written constitutions were not, however, sufficient to enforce order in the new countries of the region. Particularly in the 1825-50 period, Latin America experienced a high degree of political instability.

THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM

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Which military strongmen played an important role in the era described in the text¿‘Written constitutions were not, however, sufficient to enforce order in the new countries of the region. Particularly in the 1825-50 period, Latin America experienced a high degree of political instability.”

A	Maoris
B	Mestizos
C	Caudillos
D	Métis

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Theodore Roosevelt was one of Mahan’s followers. In his The Influence of Sea Power upon History (1890), Mahan focused on the harsh political realities of expansion. Mahan argued that to achieve world power, a country needed a powerful navy. For this, a country also needed a large merchant marine to supply its sailors.

Detailed explanation-2: -Colonial extractive economies were based on removing raw materials. The imperialist nations built strong armies and navies to protect their interests. American entrepreneurs also sought new overseas markets for their manufactured and agricultural products.

Detailed explanation-3: -Because the Industrial Revolution increased the production capacity of Western states astronomically, there was an enormous hunger for raw materials to satisfy demands. Thus, the Western powers sought colonies where raw materials were abundant and where they could be appropriated at little to no cost.

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THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM