This is true, not having a navy has shown itself to be a weakness of many nations/civilizations in the past. And there are also good reasons why this is so. Not having a navy strongly impacts a civilizations ability to maneuver around certain points and go around them. It also limits the ability to trade with other natons. Not to mention the additional value of having the firepower of ships (those that had cannons later on at least).
A, it gives an understanding of what is going on and gives everything context
1.) Many people did not agree with/or wanted to be drafted.
2.) A large amount of people/The United States of America did not support the war.
3.) Many protests were taking place on college campuses.
During the late nineteenth century, many anti-imperialists worried that imperialism might threaten United States democratic values by VIOLATING FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS, such as the right to have a government of their own, something that Imperialist countries were known to restrict on their colonies.
