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.
The most significant happening according Nkrumah is the suppression and exploitation of peoples against the powers that have kept them hopeless in Ghana. Nkrumah fought tirelessly to gain independence for Ghana, and eventually gained it's independence.
Answer: The consistent themes in Baldwin's Fiction including personal identity, racial struggle, and the role of religion in daily life are present "The Rock Pile"
Explanation:
however the "Rockpile" serves as locus for violence and force.