In his writing alfred thayer mahan advised the u. s to do all of the following except

In his writings, Alfred Thayer Mahan advised the united States to do all of the following except expand it's foreign markets. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the second option or option "b". Alfred was born on 27th of September in the year 1840 and died on 1st of December in the year 1914.