In The Influence of Sea Power upon History, Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan argued that the U.S. Navy
A) was too large and unwieldy.
B) was too small and needed more control over the Pacific Islands.
C) focused too heavily on controlling the Pacific Islands.
D) was the largest contemporary navy and granted the U.S. power over other nations.
Answer: B
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a) 100% b) 75% c) 25% d) 10%
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a. enslaved women began to take a greater role in the production of cotton. b. enslaved men began to gain new autonomy as they assumed skilled jobs previously done by whites. c. slaves in general engaged in increasingly insubordinate behavior. d. slaves engaged in large numbers of violent uprisings throughout the South to facilitate slavery’s end.
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a. true b. false