NS-2 Naval History Chapter 5: Rise to World Power Status

What naval propulsion fuel source did the British pioneer the use of in 1912?   

What daring aviator was the first man to fly from a ship, and also the first to land on a ship?

Which is not a Pacific island or archipelago the US gained in the late 1890s for US Navy bases to protect US interest?

What book, written by Mahan in 1890, became the foremost text on sea power and naval strategy? 

What spark lit the powder keg of war between the U.S. and Spain in 1898?

What were the names of America’s first two battleships, authorized in 1886?

Who was the ranking US Naval commander at the Battle of Santiago de Cuba in 1898?

In what theatre of war did the US concentrate the bulk of its fleet for the Spanish-American War?

What is the objective of the U.S. Naval Institute?

The first company to attempt building a canal across the isthmus of Panama was a French company led by what builder?

What US President sent the USS Maine sent to Cuba to protect US lives and business interests during revolts vs Spain?

This 16 US BB squadron went on a 14 month voyage around the world to show US power.                                 

In the late 1890s, Theodore Roosevelt believed war was inevitable with what country over Cuba?

USNA was founded shortly after a failed mutiny aboard what USN brig ended in the execution of the SecWar's son?

In what harbor was the USS Maine sunk in 1898?

By the turn of the 20th century, Congress had accepted that the United States Navy should be second only to what country

In what year was the Panama Canal completed and opened?

On 10 June 1898, Marines from the USS Oregon captured this Cuban port to provide a coaling station for US ships.

Who was the first president to fly on a plane and ride on a submarine?

What American Asst Secretary of the Navy built our Navy on the principles expounded by Mahan?

What was the name of the US Navy’s first modern submarine? (purchased in 1900)

Who did Panama revolt against during the early 1900s for its independence, with USN support from the USS Nashville?

What was the name given to war plans drawn up beginning in 1911 to prepare for possible Japanese aggression?

What extension of the Monroe Doctrine was proclaimed in 1904, stating that the US would intervene when necessary?

Who said the quote: "You may fire when ready Gridley!"

What USNA grad won the Nobel Prize for physics in 1907 for his optical precision instruments to determine speed of light

What happened in US Congress on 25 April 1898 that changed the course of history?

What was the name of Schley's flotilla in the Spanish-American War?

What policy did Secretary of State John Hay arrange in 1899 to ensure Chinese markets would remain open to US trade?

What three nations caused the US the most trouble in 1870s?

The 1881 rebirth of the US Navy began with what entity established by Congress?

Who is responsible for founding the Naval War College in 1884?

What officers put together a brilliant staff, an athletic program, Engineering and Physics at USNA in 1865?

Where was Alfred Thayer Mahan born?

How many casualties did the US Navy suffer during the Battle of Santiago?

Enroute to the Philippines in 1898, what ship stopped at Guam and took command of the colony without firing a shot.

What did the Navy do on April 22, 1898 that is considered an act of war?

Who did US see as its biggest threat when it declared the Roosevelt Corollary & began building a large battleship fleet?

Which country launched a prototype of a modern battleship in 1873, and again in 1907 under the same name?

Which is not a naval technology development after the Civil War and before WWI?

What USNA Commandant initiated today’s modern training system for enlisted men, & is the father of USN training?

The United States acquired which territories as the result of the Paris peace treaty ending the Spanish-American War?

Where was the US Naval Academy operating during the Civil War, before returning to Annapolis, Maryland in 1865?

What American strategist predicted the US would win its war with Spain in 1898 within 3 months?

When did Roosevelt wire Dewey to tell him to prepare the Asiatic Fleet for war with the Spanish in the Philippines?  

What US battleship steamed from Seattle, Washington to Cuba in 66 days for the Spanish-American War in 1898?

What major economic interest did America have in Cuba in the 1890s?    

What admiral did the Spanish government order to sail from Spain to the Caribbean to defend Cuba & destroy the US fleet?

What happened to Hawaii as a result of the US victory in Manila in 1898? 

How were the Americans received by the Filipinos once the Spanish were ousted in August 1898?

Which nation was NOT involved in the major naval shipbuilding races of the late 19th century?

In 1898, what ammunition-laden cruiser did Teddy Roosevelt send to ADM Dewey for war with Spain in Manila?

Where was the attack on five forts in Asia during 1871?

Theodore Roosevelt led his regiment of cavalrymen into battle in 1898 in Cuba. These men were known by what name?  

After the Civil War, demobilization left the Navy with how many commissioned vessels?

What other nation's Navy appeared at Manila to challenge Dewey?

After the Civil War, the expense of this fuel resource led many older officers to argue that we should go back to sails.

Where in the Philippines did ADM Dewey destroy the Spanish fleet as it lay at anchor?

What nation defeated both China (1895) and Russia (1905) in wars that began with surprise attacks?

What day did Dewey destroy the Spanish fleet in Manila?

Cite two issues that caused Japanese resentment toward America in 1905 and 1906

What were the two types of capital ships being built for the USN in the 1880's?

This term describes newspaper stories written to incite an emotional response

In 1886, Captain Alfred Mahan, USN, replaced Stephen B. Luce as president of what institute?        

In 1875, what association began publishing Proceedings to advance professional & scientific knowledge about navies?

What non-US nation purchased many of the Pacific islands Spain divested itself of after the Spanish American War?

Who has sometimes been called "the real father of all modern navies"?

What was the name of Commodore Dewey's flagship during the Battle of Manila Bay in May 1898?

In 1903, who resettled the Alaskan boundary, withdrew its West Indies squadron, and gave control of Panama Canal to US?