Which of the following is not a true statement about the writings of alfred thayer mahan?
a. he wrote that powerful nations should dominate weaker nations.
b. he was convinced that the united states needed to build a bigger and stronger navy.
c. people in the united states were not interested in his writings after the civil war.
d. he wrote that the united states needed to expand its foreign markets.

The correct answer is A) He wrote that powerful nations should dominate weaker nations.

What is NOT a true statement about the writings of Alfred Thayer Mahan is "He wrote that powerful nations should dominate weaker nations."

Alfred Thayer Mahan (1840-1914) was a military man and a navy officer, known for his innovative military ideas for that time.  After observing what was happening with the British Navy against France, he was convinced that the United States needed to build a bigger and stronger navy if the nation wanted to be protected and defend its territories. He shared his ideas and strategies in the book "The Influence of Seapower Upon the French Revolution and Empire."

the industrial development of cities in the ruhr area in the nineteenth century is described. the research was based on english and german language sources. several factors that shaped growth and paths of the cities were categorized and analyzed. they are locations, resources, traditions, entrepreneurs, and technological developments. locations and resources were the most important among them; other factors may be regarded as consequences from locations and resources. among the cities, bochum, essen, gelsenkirchen, and dortmund had the richest resources and most favorable locations in the transportation network and grew to be the largest cities in the ruhr area near the end of the nineteenth century. riverside location was also a favorable factor for the development, as shown in the development of duisburg on the confluence of rhine and ruhr. resource distribution can explain the rise of textile industry, metallurgical industry, and coal and iron industries, and the northward progression of the mining industry. tradition was an important factor for cities such as krefeld, barmen, elberfeld, solingen, and remscheid, which experienced development based on their traditions through the nineteenth century. various entrepreneurs exerted influences within and beyond the local level over the ruhr area. technological development stimulated the northward progression of the mining industry and the deep connection between the coal and the iron industries.

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