SAT US History Practice Question

Alfred Mahan is best known in American history for his argument that

1. A.the Philippines should have been granted independence after the Spanish-American War.
2. B.non-Anglo-Saxon peoples are genetically inferior and, therefore, incapable of self-rule.
3. C.the United States should develop its naval power and establish overseas colonies if it hoped to be a world power.
4. D.Jim Crow laws served the interests of both African Americans and whites in that they maintained social order and harmony.
5. E.the power of the industrial giants needed to be reigned in if America were to maintain its democratic government.