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    According to the document, the 19th century naval strategist Alfred Thayer Mahan believed it was important for the United States to develop a powerful navy to control the Caribbean and protect future plans for an isthmian canal. This control of the Caribbean and canal was seen as essential to protecting all three of America's coastlines. Acquiring overseas colonies would help develop this navy by providing ports for ships to refuel, resupply, and rearm, allowing the navy to better police the seas and protect trade routes.

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    According to the document, the 19th century naval strategist Alfred Thayer Mahan believed it was important for the United States to develop a powerful navy to control the Caribbean and protect future plans for an isthmian canal. This control of the Caribbean and canal was seen as essential to protecting all three of America's coastlines. Acquiring overseas colonies would help develop this navy by providing ports for ships to refuel, resupply, and rearm, allowing the navy to better police the seas and protect trade routes.

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    According to the document, the 19th century naval strategist Alfred Thayer Mahan believed it was important for the United States to develop a powerful navy to control the Caribbean and protect future plans for an isthmian canal. This control of the Caribbean and canal was seen as essential to protecting all three of America's coastlines. Acquiring overseas colonies would help develop this navy by providing ports for ships to refuel, resupply, and rearm, allowing the navy to better police the seas and protect trade routes.

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    Acting as an Amateur Historian

    According to Mahan, why was it important for America to develop a


    powerful navy?
    For Mahan, control of the Caribbean was essential to control of the canal,
    which was essential for the protection of all three coastlines of the United
    States. As an essentially “island” nation, it was of the utmost importance that
    the United States protect its coastline and its interests with a powerful navy.

    How would acquiring colonies help the nation to develop such a navy?
    Ships needed ports to refuel, get supplies & rearm. Navies police the sea.
    They protect the trade routes. Thus you need to acquire land to support
    these aims. This is why the UK has far off places like The Falklands & The
    USA gained places like Guam & Hawaii.

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