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1	U.S. Naval expansion in the Gilded Age Barr, George Sturginne 08 August 2015 (has links) U.S. naval expansion is considered to be inevitable. When it is discussed at all, especially in recent scholarly works, it merits at most a few paragraphs briefly mentioning that in the late nineteenth century the United States constructed a modern navy. It is portrayed as if U.S. leaders mostly favored greatly expanding the nation’s naval power and that little to no serious opposition existed among government leaders. Naval expansion, however, fundamentally altered U.S. foreign policy. It represented one of the most significant shifts in the Gilded Age, an era often thought of as a forgettable period in U.S. politics with no major political events taking place. If anything, naval expansion should be the single most discussed political decision to come out of this period and President Benjamin Harrison should be remembered for his role in this development. After all, there are few presidential actions from this period that continue to greatly affect U.S. policy today, and Harrison and his fellow naval expansionists deserve more than a footnote in history. U.S. Navy Gilded Age Benjamin Harrison Battle of Manila Bay Battle of Santiago de Cuba U.S.S Indiana Benjamin Franklin Tracy Andrew Carnegie naval expansion naval policy United States -- Navy Harrison, Benjamin -- 1833-1901 Sea-power Warships