A small imperial base network preceded the postwar expansion into global dominance

Evidence

The roots of Roosevelt’s remarkable decision stretch back to the era surrounding the Louisiana Purchase. Beginning shortly after independence and continuing through the 1800s, the United States built up a small but significant collection of extraterritorial bases. … The unprecedented profusion of U.S. bases that emerged from World War II, however, represented a quantitative and qualitative shift in the nature of American power, transforming the country’s relationship with the rest of the world. — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 53

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 53
• XREF: connects to: Postwar US power substituted a global base network for direct colonial control — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 96; US overseas bases extend an ancient imperial strategy of encircling domination; Postwar US military global reach exceeded that of any prior empire — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 54 (+5 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Postwar US power substituted a global base network for direct colonial control — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 96; US overseas bases extend an ancient imperial strategy of encircling domination; Postwar US military global reach exceeded that of any prior empire — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 54 (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• Postwar US power substituted a global base network for direct colonial control #expands (0.92) — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 96