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Suppression of Piracy and Slave trad
- Americans on the Barbary coast - 1800's
- Treaty of Ghent (ending war of 1812) - 1814
- Paris declaration Respecting Martime law - 1856
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USS Philidelphia
- captured
- we burn the ship so they don't get it
- we clean out the pirates
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The slave trade
- pack them in if enough make it across then worth it
- Naval construction - only short range ships
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why did the US only have short range ships
- because South want slaves
- later blockade the south in the civil war
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When was the paris Declaration Respecting Maritime Law
1856
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Paris Declaration Respecting maritime law
- priveteering is and remains abolished
- the nutral flags covers enemy's goods with the exception of contraband of war
- neutral goods with the exception of contraband of war are no
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What shapes naval powers
technology
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Naval power shapes politics
- sail to steam
- iron to steel hulls
- ordnance and armor
- electricity
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When was the US Civil War
1861-1865
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US Civil war
- blockaed keeps war domestic
- confederate navy ends US marchant marine
- river or 'brown water' warfare emerges
- technology in play
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Why did we want ot keep the US civil war domestic
- keep brits and everyone out
- South want support and recognition internationaly
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How does the confederate Navy end US Merchant marine
- drives merchants to flags of convience
- took us out of whaling
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What is the good of 'brown water' warfare
source of supply
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Examples of technology in play during the civil war
- areial observation
- telegraph
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Union blockade
- very effective
- south have to import, but can't
- freed slaves pilot ships
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CSS Alabama
- built at neutral port
- sinks, but no captives
- big show
- don't offend England or France
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Emanicipation proclomation
- makes it about slavery
- England can't join because they are against slavery
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Moniter and Merrimac
- 1st battle between iron clad ships of war
- usually consered a draw
- dented each other up
- both leave
- merrimac withdraw and Moniter did protect ships
- also 1st between steam powered ships
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Who was the apostle of seapower
Alfred T. Mahan
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Mahan's influence
- The Influence of Seapower Upon History : 1660-1783
- 15 more books, 139 articles
- apologic for royal navy size
- germany, japanesse, russian navies all adherents
- Battleships are best measure of national greatness
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what happene din 1904
Japanesse surprise attack on russian battleships
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When was the Russo-Japanese War?
1904-1905
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Russo-Japanese War
- Russians are clobbered
- not a well run opperation
- Teddy Roosevelt make peace treaty- equal resolution even though Japanese winning
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When was the US Great White Fleet
1907-1909
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When was the HMS Dreadnough made
1906
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HMS Dreadnought
- technologically advanced
- no one has this technology - way ahead like we are today
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Anglo-German Battleship Race
- heats up atmospher
- war seems likely
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Consequence of Naval Race
- Antagonism between Germany and Britain
- UK brings fleet home
- coming war expected to be naval
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what reatries had to do with the Anglo-german battleship race
- anglo-Japanesse Treate of 1902
- hay-Pauncefote Treate of 1904
- Anglo-French entent in Mediterranean
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When was Goeben and Breslau
August 1914
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Goebena nd Breslau
- wants to send to mediteranian
- chased around by english
- can't communicate
- 1 battlesip puts turkish on german side - splits up allies
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When was Gallipoli Campaign
1915
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Gallipoli Campaign
- go through Turkey and open up strights
- nice idea, bu doens't work
- Brits forced to withdraw
- sitting ducks
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When was the WW I Battle of Jutland
1916
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WW I Battle of Jutland
- first use of radios
- ships stumble into each other
- German do not go back to sea again
- Brittian just told not to loose
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