Archangel Michael
January 17th, 2004, 03:03 PM
The 1892 presidential elections were a complete surprise to everyone, including the winner. The American Populist Party's presidential candidate, Kames B. Weaver, won the presidencey. In 1893, he took the oath of office, and began to reform the United States military (including the Army and Navy). The most important place in the United States Navy, the Secreatry of the Navy, was filled by Alfred Thayer Mahan, writer of The Influence of Sea Power upon History, 1660–1783. He began to rebuild the navy quickly.
The first thing he did was ordered the developememnt of US Naval bases the US Navy herself. The first thing he did was lease Hong Kong from the Chinesse, and also began to construct Naval bases all across the globe, including Liberia in Africa. He began to re-build the US Navy, including new battleships and armored cruisers.
My question is, how would something like this affect the American-Spanish War?
The first thing he did was ordered the developememnt of US Naval bases the US Navy herself. The first thing he did was lease Hong Kong from the Chinesse, and also began to construct Naval bases all across the globe, including Liberia in Africa. He began to re-build the US Navy, including new battleships and armored cruisers.
My question is, how would something like this affect the American-Spanish War?