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title: "What did Alfred Mahan believe was essential for America to have to protect overseas trade?"  
description: "What did Alfred Mahan believe was essential for America to have to protect overseas trade?"  
author: "Deepak Aiyappa"  
published: 2018-10-28  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51341/what-did-alfred-mahan-believe-was-essential-for-america-to-have-to-protect-overseas-trade  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What did Alfred Mahan believe was essential for America to have to protect overseas trade?

What did Alfred Mahan believe was [essential](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12260/why-it-is-essential-to-be-proactive-about-your-retirement-financial-planning) for America to have to [protect](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81559/how-to-protect-yourself-in-an-earthquake) overseas [trade](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/43878/making-the-best-use-of-the-options-trade-ideas)?\
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