Alfred Thayer Mahan argued that
a. sea power was the key to national greatness.
b. it was the "Manifest Destiny" of the United States to conquer Canada.
c. Americans should solve their own problems before getting involved overseas.
d. the United States had a moral responsibility to bring Christian civilization to a benighted world.
ANSWER: a
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