history : empire 50qs navy

what were the start and end dates of then seven year war

1756-1763

which adjective best describe Britain naval power between 1763 and 1805

innovation

what economic system did this period overlap with

mercantilism

which adjective best describes Britains naval power between 1875 and 1914

conservative

what economic system did this period overlap with

protectionism

what naval term is used to describe all firing from one side of the ship

orthodox

who applied science to to revolutionise naval tactic

John clerk

what was the tactic of sailing at right angles to your enemy rather then at a parallel called

crossing the t's

What is impressment?

The practice of forcing people to serve in the army or navy

when was the battle of the saintes

9th April 1782

when was the battle of the nile

1st august 1782

when was the battle of Trafalgar

21st October 1805

what are the two consistent historic two roles of the royal navy

-protecting the realm ,, -protecting trade routes

what three additional roles did the Royal Navy involves itself in during peacetime

-exploration , science , cartography

what was the name of the ship that beat the Chinese during the first opium war

HMS nemesis

what was the name of the 1860 first iron-hulled Royal Navy ship

HMS warrior

complete the following quote: ' when the ships were made of wood; the men were made of iron....'

when the ships were were made of iron the men were made of wood

which admiral scrapped 1/3 of the royal navy

admiral fisher

what were the' five keys to lock up the world '

-singapore , alexdria , gibaltor , dover and the cape

which country did Britain make a naval alliance with in 1902

Japan

why did Britain make this alliance

to counter russia - the great game

what did the naval defence act of 1889 commit Britain to

the two power standard

which 1906 warship made every other ship in obsolete

dreadnought

what was the symbiotic relationship between the navy and the Royal Navy

to train men and innovated

what was the role of the British west Africa squadron

suppress the Atlantic slave trade by patrolling the coast

who was shot for cowardice 'pour les encourager les actress' in 1757

admiral byng

his death led to Royal Navy officers employing what style of tactics

hyper aggressive

when was Algiers attacked

1816

why is Algiers used as an example of British pragmatism

they treated aligers good until it didn't suite them to

what is the scientific term for Map making

cartography

what scientific breakthrough was encouraged by £20,000 prize money provided by the British government

Harrison created a way to measure longitude

who won the prize

Harrison

what were captain cooks three voyages

1. Endeavour 1768-1775 ,, 2.resultion and adventure 1772-1775 ,, 3.resltuion discovery 1776-1779

the use of warships as a threat was known as what form of pressure used to countries

gunboat diplomacy

which enlightenment institution , established by Charles II sponsored cooks first voyage

royal society

when did Britain acquire Wei-hai-wei and why

-1898,, to make allies with Japan and to watch Russia

which disease were sailors susceptible to on long journeys

surveys

how did cook prevent illness

they ate saurerkraut

what was the latin legal name of the mythical great southern continent

terra Australia incognito

under which latin legal term did Britain claim Australia

terra nulluius

what strategic naval acquisition did Britain formally claim in 1815

-ceylon ,, -malta ,, -cape of good hope

Which ship exemplified Britain's technological advantages over China

iron bottoms

when did Britain retain Gibraltar

1704

what is the startegy of denying an enemy fleet to leave port known as

blockade

which naval base was built locally to resupply the Royal Navy operating off the coast of Western Europe

gibaltor

what is the system used by the Royal Navy from 1763-1815 to promote the most able men to the ranks

meritocracy

why did the Royal Navy become conservative

they won in trafagular and wanted to continue being supreme

when did Britain acquire falklands and why

1833 ,, to control the pacific

when did Britain acquire Aden and why

1839 ,, to control end of meterain

when did Britain acquire Cyprus and why

1914 ,, to control whole of medoitrain