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| An oar and sail driven galley |
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| How did the Athenians win the Battle of Salamis (480)? |
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| They effectivily used surrounding geography to render Persian numerical superiority irrelevant. |
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| Drawing upon success at Lepanto in 1570, Philllip II planned to use which of the following tactics to defeat the British with his Grand Armada in 1588? |
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| All of the following countries participatied in the seven years war Except: US, Prussia, Portugal, Spain, France |
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| What did the French contribute to the American cause? |
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| Political recognition, strong naval support, troops to support army, financial |
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| John Paul Jone's signif. contributions to the Revolutionary War: |
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| Occured int eh waters around and on the Brits Isles, Porvided a positive moral boost to the fledgling American military, Contributed to growing british resentment towards the war. |
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| Battle of the Virginia Capes (1781) was important because: |
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| it isolated Cornwallis from his supplies and ensured victory at Yorktown |
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| British naval strategy in the American Revolution included: |
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| Blockade, Amphib landings, logistic support for armies ashore, fleet action against the various American and French vessels and/or fleets |
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| Christmas 1776 George Washington crossed the Delaware River to capture the city of: |
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| What is not true about the Chesapeake-Leopard Affair in 1807 |
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| Chesapeake had been severely damaged by Shannon previous day and was undergoing repairs |
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| What were the 2 naval theaters that made up the war of 1812? |
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| 1815-1860, the US enjoyed peace. what was the Navy's primary missions? |
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| Exploration and scientific discovery, elimination of Pirates in the Caribbean, protect commerce, blockade Mexico during Mex War |
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| "millions for defense, not one cent for tribute" was a vocal reversal of anti naval policy brought about following: |
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| French agents, Mssr's X,Y, and Z, demands for several million $'s in order to open negotiations with their country |
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| Naval leader responsible for opening diplomatic relations w/ Japan in 1853 |
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| "Father of Modern Naval Ordnance" most notably for his design of an 11 in smoothbore hybrid shell and shot naval gun w/ a swelled breech to prevent explosion upon firing? |
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| Which engagement started the Civil War |
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| Tech innovations in ship design associated w/ development of the ironclad (Uss monitor, and CSS virginia) |
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| steam and screw propulsion, rotating turret and armored sides |
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| Parts of the Union's "Anaconda" strategy in the use of naval power against the South |
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| Blockade, gain control of Mississip R., army-navy ops |
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| South relied on which of the following tech innovations to counter stronger Union Navy |
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| Subs, Rams, Mines (aka torpedoes) |
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| CSS Alabama commanded by Captain Raphael Semmes did what |
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| occupied specific union Navy resources trying to capture or defeat her, and thereby weakening the strength of the union blockade |
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| type of Naval strategy is typically adopted by the weaker naval power when confronting a superior enemy |
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| Guerre de Course (Commerce Raiding) |
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| Explain Monroe's gunboat diplomacy: |
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1.Make entire Navy bigger and stronger
2.split up into squadrons to go to various places of worls
3. be the 'policemen' of the sea |
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-Pope urban II preaches Crusades
-Prince Henry financed the explorations of Africa
-Anglo/Dutch wars
-Alexander the Great conquers the Persian Empire
-Spanish Armada is defeated by the english |
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| 1.Alexander 2.Pope 3.Prince 4.Spanish Armada 5.Anglo |
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-Battles of Lexington and Concord
-Robert Fulton develops steam engine
-Monitor vs. Virginia
-John Paul Jones captures "Serapis" and says"I have not yet begun to fight"
-Battle of Yorktown |
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| 1. Lex and Con 2.John Paul Jones 3.Yorktown 4.Steam engine 5.Mon & Vir |
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-Oliver Hazard Perry wins immortality at Battle of Lake Erie
-Adm Farragut's forces win Mobile Bay
-Spanish Armada is defeated by English
-French proletariat overthrows gov of Louis XVI in French Rev
-Napolean plans for invasion are dashed at Trafalgar |
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1.Armada 2.overthrow french 3.Napoleon
4.Perry/Erie 5.Farragut/Mobile Bay |
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