The author of The Influence of Sea Power upon History believed the United States

A. should go to war with England to destroy its navy.

B. All these answers are correct.

C. should take possession of the Hawaiian Islands.

D. had too cumbersome a navy and should streamline it by decommissioning capital ships.

E. should both take possession of the Hawaiian Islands and go to war with England to destroy its navy.


C

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