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NS2
Naval Science 2 Maritime History Chapter 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| progressivism | Progressivism is a way of thinking that it is possible through political action for human societies to improve over time. |
| militarism | the opinions or actions of people who believe that a country should use military methods, forces, etc., to gain power and to achieve its goals. |
| triple entente | Triple Entente, association between Great Britain, France, and Russia, the nucleus of the Allied Powers in World War I. |
| central powers | The Allies described the wartime military alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire as the 'Central Powers'. |
| Capping the T | Capping the "T" was a naval battle tactic. A battle line was positioned in front of an opposing battle line, crossing the front of the formation. |
| U-Boats | U-boat, German U-boot, abbreviation of Unterseeboot, (“undersea boat”), a German submarine. |
| Sussex Pledge | the German government issued a pledge to the United States that the Imperial navy would not attack passenger ships and would further allow the crew of merchant ships which carried war material to exit their vessels before they would be sunk |
| convoy system | The convoy system, a group of ships sailing together for protection, was designed to help protect cargo in passenger ships during the First and Second World War. The system was created out of desperation. |
| depth charge | A depth charge is an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) weapon. It is intended to destroy a submarine by being dropped into the water nearby and detonating, subjecting the target to a powerful and destructive hydraulic shock. |
| submarine chaser | A submarine chaser or subchaser is a small naval vessel that is specifically intended for anti-submarine warfare. |
| hydrophone | A hydrophone is a microphone designed to be used underwater for recording or listening to underwater sound. |
| triangulation | In trigonometry and geometry, triangulation is the process of determining the location of a point by forming triangles to the point from known points. |
| sonar | Sonar, short for Sound Navigation and Ranging, is helpful for exploring and mapping the ocean because sound waves travel farther in the water than do radar and light waves. |
| communism | At its most basic, communism is a philosophy based on the equitable distribution of wealth among a nation's citizens and common ownership of all property. |
| progressivism | Progressivism is a way of thinking that it is possible through political action for human societies to improve over time. |
| militarism | the opinions or actions of people who believe that a country should use military methods, forces, etc., to gain power and to achieve its goals. |
| triple entente | Triple Entente, association between Great Britain, France, and Russia, the nucleus of the Allied Powers in World War I. |
| central powers | The Allies described the wartime military alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire as the 'Central Powers'. |
| Capping the T | Capping the "T" was a naval battle tactic. A battle line was positioned in front of an opposing battle line, crossing the front of the formation. |
| U-Boats | U-boat, German U-boot, abbreviation of Unterseeboot, (“undersea boat”), a German submarine. |
| Sussex Pledge | the German government issued a pledge to the United States that the Imperial navy would not attack passenger ships and would further allow the crew of merchant ships which carried war material to exit their vessels before they would be sunk |
| convoy system | The convoy system, a group of ships sailing together for protection, was designed to help protect cargo in passenger ships during the First and Second World War. The system was created out of desperation. |
| depth charge | A depth charge is an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) weapon. It is intended to destroy a submarine by being dropped into the water nearby and detonating, subjecting the target to a powerful and destructive hydraulic shock. |
| submarine chaser | A submarine chaser or subchaser is a small naval vessel that is specifically intended for anti-submarine warfare. |
| hydrophone | A hydrophone is a microphone designed to be used underwater for recording or listening to underwater sound. |
| triangulation | In trigonometry and geometry, triangulation is the process of determining the location of a point by forming triangles to the point from known points. |
| sonar | Sonar, short for Sound Navigation and Ranging, is helpful for exploring and mapping the ocean because sound waves travel farther in the water than do radar and light waves. |
| communism | At its most basic, communism is a philosophy based on the equitable distribution of wealth among a nation's citizens and common ownership of all property. |
| progressivism | Progressivism is a way of thinking that it is possible through political action for human societies to improve over time. |
| militarism | the opinions or actions of people who believe that a country should use military methods, forces, etc., to gain power and to achieve its goals. |
| triple entente | Triple Entente, association between Great Britain, France, and Russia, the nucleus of the Allied Powers in World War I. |
| central powers | The Allies described the wartime military alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire as the 'Central Powers'. |
| Capping the T | Capping the "T" was a naval battle tactic. A battle line was positioned in front of an opposing battle line, crossing the front of the formation. |
| U-Boats | U-boat, German U-boot, abbreviation of Unterseeboot, (“undersea boat”), a German submarine. |
| Sussex Pledge | the German government issued a pledge to the United States that the Imperial navy would not attack passenger ships and would further allow the crew of merchant ships which carried war material to exit their vessels before they would be sunk |
| convoy system | The convoy system, a group of ships sailing together for protection, was designed to help protect cargo in passenger ships during the First and Second World War. The system was created out of desperation. |
| depth charge | A depth charge is an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) weapon. It is intended to destroy a submarine by being dropped into the water nearby and detonating, subjecting the target to a powerful and destructive hydraulic shock. |
| submarine chaser | A submarine chaser or subchaser is a small naval vessel that is specifically intended for anti-submarine warfare. |
| hydrophone | A hydrophone is a microphone designed to be used underwater for recording or listening to underwater sound. |
| triangulation | In trigonometry and geometry, triangulation is the process of determining the location of a point by forming triangles to the point from known points. |
| sonar | Sonar, short for Sound Navigation and Ranging, is helpful for exploring and mapping the ocean because sound waves travel farther in the water than do radar and light waves. |
| communism | At its most basic, communism is a philosophy based on the equitable distribution of wealth among a nation's citizens and common ownership of all property. |
| progressivism | Progressivism is a way of thinking that it is possible through political action for human societies to improve over time. |
| militarism | the opinions or actions of people who believe that a country should use military methods, forces, etc., to gain power and to achieve its goals. |
| triple entente | Triple Entente, association between Great Britain, France, and Russia, the nucleus of the Allied Powers in World War I. |
| central powers | The Allies described the wartime military alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire as the 'Central Powers'. |
| Capping the T | Capping the "T" was a naval battle tactic. A battle line was positioned in front of an opposing battle line, crossing the front of the formation. |
| U-Boats | U-boat, German U-boot, abbreviation of Unterseeboot, (“undersea boat”), a German submarine. |
| Sussex Pledge | the German government issued a pledge to the United States that the Imperial navy would not attack passenger ships and would further allow the crew of merchant ships which carried war material to exit their vessels before they would be sunk |
| convoy system | The convoy system, a group of ships sailing together for protection, was designed to help protect cargo in passenger ships during the First and Second World War. The system was created out of desperation. |
| depth charge | A depth charge is an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) weapon. It is intended to destroy a submarine by being dropped into the water nearby and detonating, subjecting the target to a powerful and destructive hydraulic shock. |
| submarine chaser | A submarine chaser or subchaser is a small naval vessel that is specifically intended for anti-submarine warfare. |
| hydrophone | A hydrophone is a microphone designed to be used underwater for recording or listening to underwater sound. |
| triangulation | In trigonometry and geometry, triangulation is the process of determining the location of a point by forming triangles to the point from known points. |
| sonar | Sonar, short for Sound Navigation and Ranging, is helpful for exploring and mapping the ocean because sound waves travel farther in the water than do radar and light waves. |
| communism | At its most basic, communism is a philosophy based on the equitable distribution of wealth among a nation's citizens and common ownership of all property. |
| progressivism | Progressivism is a way of thinking that it is possible through political action for human societies to improve over time. |
| militarism | the opinions or actions of people who believe that a country should use military methods, forces, etc., to gain power and to achieve its goals. |
| triple entente | Triple Entente, association between Great Britain, France, and Russia, the nucleus of the Allied Powers in World War I. |
| central powers | The Allies described the wartime military alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire as the 'Central Powers'. |
| Capping the T | Capping the "T" was a naval battle tactic. A battle line was positioned in front of an opposing battle line, crossing the front of the formation. |
| U-Boats | U-boat, German U-boot, abbreviation of Unterseeboot, (“undersea boat”), a German submarine. |
| Sussex Pledge | the German government issued a pledge to the United States that the Imperial navy would not attack passenger ships and would further allow the crew of merchant ships which carried war material to exit their vessels before they would be sunk |
| convoy system | The convoy system, a group of ships sailing together for protection, was designed to help protect cargo in passenger ships during the First and Second World War. The system was created out of desperation. |
| depth charge | A depth charge is an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) weapon. It is intended to destroy a submarine by being dropped into the water nearby and detonating, subjecting the target to a powerful and destructive hydraulic shock. |
| submarine chaser | A submarine chaser or subchaser is a small naval vessel that is specifically intended for anti-submarine warfare. |
| hydrophone | A hydrophone is a microphone designed to be used underwater for recording or listening to underwater sound. |
| triangulation | In trigonometry and geometry, triangulation is the process of determining the location of a point by forming triangles to the point from known points. |
| sonar | Sonar, short for Sound Navigation and Ranging, is helpful for exploring and mapping the ocean because sound waves travel farther in the water than do radar and light waves. |
| communism | At its most basic, communism is a philosophy based on the equitable distribution of wealth among a nation's citizens and common ownership of all property. |
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