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Captain Alfred Mahan
US naval officer and author of The Influence of Sea Power Upon History who believed a strong navy was the key to world power -
William McKinley
25th president responsible for Spanish-American War, Philippine-American War, and the Annexation of Hawaii, imperialism. Was assassinated by an anarchist -
Rough Riders
The First United States Volunteer Calvary, a mixture of Ivy League athletes and western frontiersmen, volunteered to fight in the Spanish-American War. Enlisted by Theodore Roosevelt -
Theodore Roosevelt
Former Assistant sec. of the navy who resigned to lead the Rough Riders in Cuba.
