CHAPter 22
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US History [1]
Chapter 20: Politics and Expansion in an Industrializing Age 1877-1900 Expansionist Stirrings and War with Spain The same corporate elite that dominated late nineteenth-century domestic politics influenced U.S. foreign policy as well Roots of Expansionist Sentiment In corporate circles, the opinion spread that continued prosperity required overseas markets Secretary of State James Blaine warned in 1880 that U.S. productivity was outrunning the demands of the home market, and insisted that American business must look abroad The Influence of Sea Power upon History (1890), Alfred T. Mahan equated sea power with national greatness and urged a U.S. naval buildup Mahan and other naval advocates supported the movement to acquire foreign territories