Question

Which best represents Alfred Thayer Mahan's position on US imperialism in the late 1800s?

Answer 1

Answer:

Alfred Thayer Mahan was an advocate for the United States to become involved in foreign affairs.

Explanation:

Alfred Thayer Mahan was a prominent writer in the naval and political spheres, and his theory of the connection between naval power and national power attracted attention in the marines of all countries. Historically, Mahan found that power at sea had been the key to a country's strength. But the dominion at sea, in turn, required access to remote naval bases. Mahan claimed that America for its national strength depended on a strong fleet that had access to bases in the Caribbean and the Pacific. Mahan's arguments had a greater impact on England's and Germany's naval armies than on America's, but they also had an effect on an expanded US fleet. In 1898, Theodore Roosevelt was given the opportunity to do something about Mahan's demand for naval bases during the war with Spain.