How did U.S. secretary of state James G. Blaine, who served under the Garfield and Harrison administrations, promote American expansionist interests abroad?
A) He established U.S. foreign policy with Latin American nations that eventually led to American domination of that region's local economies.
B) He convinced Congress to declare war on Spain after the explosion on the battleship USS Maine.
C) He wrote The Influence of Sea Power upon History, 1660-1873 to promote naval superiority as the key to world domination.
D) He arranged for the purchase of Alaska from Russia.
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