众所周知,19世纪美国国力的迅猛发展,充当其国家政治工具的海军可谓功不可没。从立足本土发展到两面向洋的海洋大国,从南北战争奠定基础到美西战争走上对外扩张之路,短短的几十年时间。美国海军在马汉“海权论”的影响下,很好地抓住了几次重大契机,为20世纪美国向超级大国发展打下了坚实的基础。 It is well known that the rapid development of the U.S. national power in the 19th century can be described as a contribution to the navy that serves as its national political tool. From a development based on the Mainland to a big ocean power ocean with two sides facing the ocean, it took only a few decades from the founding of the foundation of the South-North War to the path of foreign expansion by the U.S.-West war. Under the influence of Mahan's “sea sovereignty theory,” the U.S. Navy managed to seize several major opportunities well and lay a solid foundation for the development of the United States in the 20th century toward the superpower.