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Who was a maritime power?

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Who was a maritime power?
posted Feb 7, 2018 by anonymous

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A Maritime power is a nation with a very strong navy, which often is also a great power, or at least a regional power. A Maritime power is able to easily control their coast, and exert influence upon both nearby and far countries. A nation that dominates the world navally is known as a maritime superpower.

Historic Maritime powers
Republic of Venice dominated trade on the Mediterranean Sea
British Empire was at one point both a Superpower and Maritime power.
Soviet Union Although the USSR traditionally had a strong focus on land, a period of rapid naval expansion allowed them to dominate their area.

Current Maritime powers
China
France
India
Japan
Russia
United Kingdom
USA

answer Feb 7, 2018 by Salil Agrawal
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