Author Question: What were Alfred Thayer Mahan's ideas, and how did they affect American foreign policy? What will ... (Read 310 times)

s.tung · **on:** Sep 11, 2019

Question 1

The decline of the traditional family is most apparent in

a. Communist China.
b. Japan and East Asia.
c. the West, including the United States.
d. primarily in the Africa south of the Sahara.
e. the alienated communities of the modern Middle East.

Question 2

What were Alfred Thayer Mahan's ideas, and how did they affect American foreign policy?

What will be an ideal response?

katara · **Reply #1 on:** Sep 11, 2019

Answer 1

c

Answer 2

Mahan believed that a strong navy was the key to national prosperity, and his ideas were very influential around the world. Most students should be able to tie the Spanish-American War and the subsequent debate over annexing the Philippines to Mahan's ideas on sea power. Students should also view Mahan's theories in the context of industrialization. Improved technology made the world smaller and opened up new markets for trade, but only nations with powerful navies could take advantage of the situation. Students should also mention the modernization of the U.S. Navy during this era.