In The Influence of Sea Power upon History, Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan argued that (1 point) Responses the U.S. Navy was the foundation of American expansion thus far. the U.S. Navy was the foundation of American expansion thus far. the U.S. Navy was inadequate and inferior to those of Germany and Britain. the U.S. Navy was inadequate and inferior to those of Germany and Britain. the U.S. Navy needed to invest in land acquisitions in South America and Australia. the U.S. Navy needed to invest in land acquisitions in South America and Australia. the U.S. Navy should follow the example of Tsarist Russia.

The correct answer is: the U.S. Navy was the foundation of American expansion thus far.