Multiple choice

Which of the following best describes the significance of Alfred T. Mahan?

  1. muckraker who wrote The Jungle

  2. wrote Letter from a Birmingham Jail; argued for civil rights

  3. Influence of Sea Power on History; argued for strong navy

  4. founding father who wrote The Declaration of Independence
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Alfred T. Mahan was a naval officer whose book, 'The Influence of Sea Power upon History', argued that national greatness was dependent on sea power, influencing US naval expansion.

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