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1.  When and where was the U.S. Naval Institute started?

2.  What did Alfred Thayer Mahan believe was of critical importance for a nation to become a world power?

3.  What happened in February 1898 that finally set off the war between the United States and Spain?

4.  Where was the major battle fought in the Caribbean Sea area during the Spanish-American War?

5.  What territories did the United States acquire from Spain as a result of the Spanish-American War?

6.  What naval development occurred in England in 1907 that would revolutionize warship design?

7.  Why did the Treaty of Portsmouth sour relations between Japan and the United States?

8.  Towards what country was the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine directed?

9.  Which country initially started work on building a canal across Panama and when?

10.  What was the purpose of the U.S. sending "The Great White Fleet" on a trip around the world?