Naval Science 2: Maritime History Chapter 5 Homework / Extra Credit Assignment.
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1. When and where was the U.S. Naval Institute started?
2. What ships comprised the U.S. Fleet at the start of the Spanish-American War in 1898?
3. What happened in February 1898 that finally set off the war between the United States and Spain?
4. Where was the major battle fought in the Caribbean Sea area during the Spanish-American War?
5. What territories did the United States acquire from Spain as a result of the Spanish-American War?
6. What naval development occurred in England in 1907 that would revolutionize warship design?
7. Why did the Treaty of Portsmouth sour relations between Japan and the United States?
8. Towards what country was the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine directed?
9. What heavily influenced Congress to authorize building mainly battleships for the U.s. Fleet during the pre-world War I years?
10. What was the purpose of the U.S. sending "The Great White Fleet" on a trip around the world?