Alfred Thayer Mahan was an American Naval Officer and Historian who was widely known to be a brilliant strategist. He wrote two books about the influence of the Navy on the strength and development of a nation, both of which were well read and made him famous.
He believed that for a nation to succeed it needed a strong navy that could be used commercially in peace time or win a war in wartime. He even came up with plans for conflict with the foremost Naval power of the time, Britain.
A Senator and indeed a lot of Americans that would have read the writings of Mr. Mahan would have been convinced that the US needed to build more battleships than every other nation.
their wealth. ere are many wells containing sweet water in Timbuktu; ... 74–79. • Read The Rise and Fall of Three African Kingdoms 15 min ... cause and effect in each sentence pair. ... Complete the organizer below to identify the causes behind West African ... explain how Timbuktu became a center of culture and learning.
"He refused to make states pay restitution" and "He pardoned many ex-Confederates" are two options. His main control was to maintain a relative sense of calm.
