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3rd Test Flashcards

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• Cause of outbreak of WWI?

A

Archduke Ferdinand, assassinated in Serbia

Austria declares war in return everyone joins

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• Country not part of triple entente alliance?

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Great Britain, Russian Empire and France

Part

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• German evasion plan at start of WWI called?

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The schiefflen plan

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3
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• Main British fleet called the?

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Grand fleet

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• German High Seas Fleet strategy?

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  • Mines and forts for coastal defense
  • Hopes for war of attrition
  • Guard the German Coast
  • Slowly weaken the British Fleet prior to major engagement
  • Break into open waters beyond Northern Sea
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• Battle of Heligoland Bight was a British attempt to?

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•British devise a plan to ambush German Destroyers on patrol.

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• Due to defeat of Germans at Heligoland Bight, German’s reaction was?

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•German government restricts the freedom of action of the German fleet.

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Battle of Jutland, British used what maneuver to defeat Germans?

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Crossing the T maneuver

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• Gallipoli Campaign launched to accomplish what objective?

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•Was a plan to open supply route to Russia

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• Only German weapon able to avoid the British Blockade?

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Uboats

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• Who revolutionized the Convoy System?

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Admiral Sims

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11
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• American troops arriving, allowed what battle?

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Battle of Marne

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• Failure of Gallipoli Campaign led to collapse of which ally?

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Russia

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• Germany surrendered and WWI ended when?

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•Germany surrenders November 11, 1918

–Armistice Day (Veteran’s Day)

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• ESSAY: Talk about the Zimmerman Telegraph

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In January of 1917, British cryptographers deciphered a telegram from German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmermann to the German Minister to Mexico, von Eckhardt, offering United States territory to Mexico in return for joining the German cause.

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• ESSAY: Talk about the ‘Crossing the T’ maneuver at the Battle of Jutland

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Crossing the T or Capping the T is a classic naval warfare tactic attempted from the late 19th to mid 20th century, in which a line of warships crossed in front of a line of enemy ships, allowing the crossing line to bring all their guns to bear while receiving fire from only the forward guns of the enemy.[1]

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• End of WWI, German High Seas Fleet was?

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•Fleet scuttled by German naval officers on 21 June 1919 due to fear of resumption of war
Also had to get rid of navy

17
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• Point 2 of Wilson’s 14 points was?

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•Freedom of the seas and illegality of blockades
•British opposition
–League of Nations: Republican U.S. Senate rejects due to isolationist sentiments

18
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• Germany’s colonial possessions in the Pacific post WWI were?

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Africa China and pacific islands

19
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• Objective of Washington Naval Conference of 1921 was?

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–Security of possessions in the Pacific
•Solution to Anglo-Japanese Alliance of 1902
–End to the naval arms race

20
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• Washington Naval Conference placed building limits on? (Type of Ship)

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Aircraft carrier

21
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• 9 power treaty did what?

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–U.S., Great Britain, Japan, France, Italy, China, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Portugal
–Guarantees “Open Door” in China
•Freedom of trade for all countries

22
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• According to London Conference, light cruisers had guns small than?

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–Light < 6.1” guns

23
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• 1st Carrier in U.S Navy built from heel up was?

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Ranger

24
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• 1st Carrier in U.S Commission was?

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Langley

25
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• U.S amphibious doctrine following WWII was researched by?

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Ellis

26
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• Which Axis leader in WWII came to power ?

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Hirohito

27
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• 1936, outbreak of WWII; U.S did what? (in regards to Naval Spending)

A

•Second London Naval Conference in 1935-36  Failure

–Attempt to appease Germany by allowing them to rebuild Navy

28
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• When did the Pacific Fleet moved to Pearl Harbor?

A

1940

29
Q

• U.S ship that was sunk by Jap in 1937?

A

USs panay

30
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• War plan between Japanese and ?

A

Orange

31
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• 1938, U.S realized Navy was unprepared? Act that was passed?

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Second naval act or Vinson act

Naval 202 (6 decks)

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