1. In 1901, Theodore Roosevelt became president after the assassination of President McKinley. What was the National Goal Roosevelt set for the United States Navy?
2. Which country agreed to a settlement of the Alaskan-Canadian boundary favorable to America, withdrew its naval squadron from the West Indies, and agreed to turn over exclusive control of the proposed Panama Canal to the United States?
3. Which country tried unsuccessfully to build a canal across the Isthmus of Panama from 1881-89?
4. Where was the USS Maine when it was sunk by an explosion of unknown origin?
5. What country launched the prototype of a modern battleship in 1873?
6. What was the purpose of the Great White Fleet?
7. What country completed the Panama canal in 1914?
8. By 1900, Congress adopted what policy for the United States Navy?
9. Who led the American "Asiatic Fleet" to its great victory over the Spanish Navy in the Philippines in 1898?
10. What two nations caused problems for the U.S. Navy between 1871 and 1875?
11. What is the primary objective of the U.S. Naval Institute?
12. What professional association began publishing a leading journal entitled the Proceedings in 1875?
13. Captain Alfred Mahan, USN, became president of what institution in 1876?
14. Who received international acclaim for his published findings on maritime history and naval strategy?
15. The main objective of the German U-boats in World War I were to
16. This admiral proposed a convoy system that greatly aided the British in getting merchant vessels past the German U-boats and into their ports during World War I.
17. What are two of the weapons found to be effective in attacking the German U-boats in World War I?
18. What was the U.S. Navy's major mission during World War I?
19. What was one of the major contributing factors for the tide of the war shifting to the Allies in 1918?
20. To whom did the Russians surrender(late in 1917) during World War I?
21. What was the main focus of the Taft administration from 1908 to 1913 and even more in the early years of the Wilson administration?
22. During World War I, what was the main mission of the Channel Fleet?
23. What countries made up the Allied Powers during World War I?
24. Who was the commander of German surface forces in the Pacific when war broke out?
25. In September, 1939 Adolph Hitler's armies started World War II by invading
26. The Disarmament Conference which resulted in the Washington Naval Treaty
27. What was the name of the U.S. Navy's first aircraft carrier?
28. In another treaty following World War I, the U.S. agreed NOT to fortify Pacific bases west of what land mass?
29. What happened to the U.S. stock market in 1929?
30. Who took over many politically troubled European countries in the 1920s and 1930s?
31. Why did Benito Mussolini inspire Italian workers to build up the Italian military might?
32. What battle between Germany and Russia ended in a Russian victory and turned the tide on the eastern front during WWII?
33. What was the single most deadly weapon of defense used by the Germans along the Normandy beaches?
34. What was the name of the group that could attack with depth charges during World War II?
35. The tactic of several German U-boats coordinating an attack on a single merchant ship during WWII was known as what?
36. Operation Torch was the code word for the planned invasion of
37. Who were the participants in the famous Casablanca Conference?
38. What was the significance of the battle at Anzio?
39. Operation Overlord was the code word for the invasion of
40. Who was the Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe during World War II?
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