1. A nswer the following questions: Using the Handout, answer the questions 1 to 6: (1) What was the thesis statement of his great work “The Influence of Sea Power Upon History?” (2) What was Mahan’s doctrine (third column, top of page)? (3) What was Mahan’s punishment for upsetting President Grover Cleveland? (4) Describe some of the international influence that Mahan’s work had upon other countries. (5) How did naval power influence U.S. Imperialism, as well as the outcome of the Spanish-American War?

2. SLO Students will analyze the ideas of Alfred Mahan pertaining to a strong Navy and his "Anglo- Saxonism" ideology, as well as the causes leading to the Spanish-American War.

3. Important things to understand about American Imperialism:(underlined concepts not in homework) – Imperialism? – What were the causes of American / “Western” imperialism? Anglo-Saxonism* Ethnocentrism Military bases and Overseas markets Jingoism – How did U.S. Naval Officer Alfred Mahan’s ideas affect U.S. imperialism as well as the actions of other countries? – Yellow journalism? – Causes of the Spanish-American War – Consequences of the Spanish-American War – Alaska and Hawaii – how did they become a part of the United States? – Changes in U.S. foreign policy, from “Monroe Doctrine” to “Roosevelt Corollary” and “dollar diplomacy” – “Open Door Policy” regarding China – Story of Panama Canal

4. (1) “The Apostle of American Sea Power”: What was the thesis statement of his great work “The Influence of Sea Power Upon History?”

5. The nation that controlled the sea controlled history!!

6. (2) “The Apostle of American Sea Power”: What was Mahan’s doctrine (third column, top of page)?

7. “That America, home of a superior race, must penetrate world markets. It must build a merchant marine to carry the goods, and a two- ocean Navy to protect them and to defend its strategic and commercial interests in Samoa, Hawaii, the Caribbean and the Isthmus of Panama."

10. (4) Describe some of the international influence that Mahan’s work had upon other countries.

11. It influenced the leaders of Germany, Japan, and Great Britain. “Arguably, Mahan’s writing had one malign result. He reinforced the Kaiser’s inclination to pursue German colonies and naval domination. This, in turn, proved a stimulus to the European arms race, and to the suspicions that culminated in World War I.”

12. (5) How did naval power influence U.S. Imperialism, as well as the outcome of the Spanish-American War?

13. Having a stronger Navy is a major cause of U.S. Imperialism abroad. Accomplishments of the Navy secure victory both in Cuba and in the Philippines.

14. Theodore Roosevelt Fights in the Spanish-American War http://www.history.com/topics/us- presidents/theodore-roosevelt/videos/roosevelt- fights-in-spanish-american-war http://www.history.com/topics/us- presidents/theodore-roosevelt/videos/roosevelt- fights-in-spanish-american-war (1) Why does the U.S. get involved in war w/ Spain? (2) How did the explosion of the USS Maine lead us to declare war on Spain?