Midterm Flashcards
The most significant aspect of the relationship between congress and the navy
Fundingg
This controversial british policy led to the chesapeake leopard affair and would contribute to the growing pro war sentiment in the american colonies
Impressment
This us shore movement was the largest amphibious assault to date and was supersede only by ____ almost a century later
Vera Cruz, superseded by the battle of gallipoli
These vessels proved to themselves in a single battle and became the precursors to armored warships.
Uss monitor, css virginia
These two related assistant secretaries of the navy both of whom would go on to become advocates of a strong navy president.
Theodore and franklin roosevelt
“Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead”
RADM David Farragut at the battle of mobile bay
Institution founded in 1884 by Stephen B. Luce to train mid-career naval officers in naval theory
Naval war college
Led the first diplomatic mission to japan
Commodore mathew c perry
Navy birthday?
Oct. 13 1775
What did the navy birthday commemorate the establishment of?
The us naval committe
Union strategy for success in the civil war between army n navy.
Anaconda plan
2 tech advances of the civil war the improved range and accuracy of ship broad guns and accuracy if ordnance
Rifled gun barrels and explosive ordanamce
Commander of us forces on lake erie who would rally his sailors with the memorial slogan “dont give up the ship”
Commodore oliver hazard perry
“No captain can do vary wrong if he places his own ship alongside the enemy.”
Adm horatio lord nelson
This strategy formed the core of the us naval doctrine from the nations through the civil war.
Guerre de course