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 * __Capt. Alfred T. Mahan__ **

Captain Alfred T. Mahan was a captain in the Navy and a professor at Newport War College. After he retired, he was a Rear Admiral. Throughout his lifetime, he was a historian, a geostrategist, a U.S. Navy flag officer, and an author of the book [|The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660–1783]  (Wikipedia).
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Alfred was for imperlializing the Philippines because he believed that in order for the navy to be stronger, they must have many military stations throughout the world, and the Philippines was a great place to have a station since America already had their foot in the door. The station would benefit trade for America. The more stations around the world, the more power for the U.S.A (Theodore Roosevelt).
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Alfred believed in a powerful navy, because a powerful navy means we have a powerful country. In order to have a powerful navy, we need more stations so we can receive supplies and coal as necessary. Only America can be trusted to maintain these stations (Proponent). __From his book:__ “Undoubtedly under this second head of warlike preparation must come the maintenance of suitable naval stations, in those distant parts of the world to which the armed shipping must follow the peaceful vessels of commerce.” “Colonies attached to the mother-country afford, therefore, the surest means of supporting abroad the sea power of a country.” “To provide resting-places for them, where they can coal and repair, would be one of the first duties of a government proposing to itself the development of the power of the nation at sea (The Influence).”
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 * Alfred Thayer Mahan, The Influence of Sea Power upon History, 1660-1783 (Boston: Little, Brown, and Co., 1890), 82-89. **


 * "Alfred Thayer Mahan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Feb. 2012. __"Alfred Thayer Mahan: Proponent of American Naval Power." United States History. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Feb. 2012. <www.u-s-history.com/pages/h811.html >. **


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">"Theodore Roosevelt." Spark Notes. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Feb. 2012.<www.sparknotes.com/biography/troosevelt/section8.rhtml >. **