The national monuments act have authority to the president, by executive order or proclamation
Alfred Thayer Mahan was a United States naval officer, historian, and one of the most influential American authors of the nineteenth century.
He argued that modern navies needed repair and coaling stations, which would not be dependable if controlled by other nations. This reasoning implied a justification for American acquisition of colonies to develop port facilities throughout the world.
The war created jobs that were not avalible before.
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