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1st Iron hulled (non ironclad) warship built in 1860 |
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Mahan's most influential work in the late 19th century |
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Influence of Sea Power Upon History: 1660-1783 |
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Not naval innovation of 2nd half of 19th century: self propelled torps, stell hulls, steam engines, rifled gun barrels. |
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Spanish American War began after the ___ exploded in Havanna harbor |
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3rd full Adm in USN history, who was promoted to that rank after defeating Montojo at Manila Bay in Span/Amer war |
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Event contributed to growing anti-Spanish sentment in US before the outbreak of Span/Amer War |
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Spanish atrocities committed during suppression of Cuban rev |
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Why did the US construct Panama Canal |
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provide a means of transferring warships quickly from Atlantic to Pacific |
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Japanese completely destroyed Russian fleet at: |
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Battle of Tsushima Straits |
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According to Mahan, how should Navy be primarily deployed |
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3 Central Powers fought on same side in WWI |
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Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire |
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US, Great Britain, Russia, Italy, Serbia |
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Event set off start of WWI |
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assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand |
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German Fleet and British Fleet fought only major naval action of WWI at |
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treaty that ended WWI was called |
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Problems w/ Five power Naval Limitation Treaty |
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did not recognize that US and Great Britain were no longer rivals |
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2 different codes used by Japanese in WWII |
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What was the Tokyo Express |
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Japanese supply line through "Ironbottom" Sound |
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-Robert Whitehead invents self propelled torpedo -Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated -Battle of Jutland -Mahan publishes his famous work -five power treaty is signed limiting naval tonnage in 1922 |
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1.torpedo 2.Mahan 3.Franz 4.Jutland 5.Five power treaty |
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-all big-gun battleship becomes the mainstay of US fleet -hitler comes to power -German Army defeated at 2nd Marne -US begins Panama Canal -German Army executes Schlieffen Plan |
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1. big-gun 2.panama 3.Schlieffen 4.Marne 5.Hitler |
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Factors sparked Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor |
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-US put an oil embargo on Japan -Japan saw US as threat and wanted to take us out before we joined war |
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State of the Navy after Civil War |
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massive downsizing, president didn't believe a navy was necessary so most ships were moth-balled |
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