Breadth 2 Navy Flashcards

Question

Facts on piracy

Answer 1

• After 1720 became rare due to anti-piracy measures by the navy • 1820, 10k pirates at sea •500 a year captured

Answer 2

Singapore to protect straits of malacca Captured mountains from French in 1810 Aden captured and used to protect against Arab pirates.

Answer 3

All of north africa

Answer 4

• Successful French pirate • Regularly attacked British • Working out of isle de France (Mauritius) • awarded French legion of honour.

Answer 5

Widely considered to be most successful pirate in history based on the fact that she commanded the largest crew ever assembled. Commanded a fleet in the south china seas, 1808 Chinese government tried to destroy her in battles, shih managed to pillage and take over government ships.

Answer 6

1816 Pirates and slaves had operated out of Algiers and other moth African ports like Tunisia since 16th century. Well armed and organised enough to capture shipping. Royal Navy had secured safety for British ships after bombarding Tripoli in 1675 and Algiers in 1682. It was decided to invade North Africa, an expedition was sent into North Africa. Backed by a naval squadron, they secured treaties with the beys of all ports. Before return to England, 200 massacred on the Algerian island of Bona.

Answer 7

Not entirely effective. As the beys were heavily reliant on piracy, raiding continued. Britain bombarded Algiers in 1820 and piracy was not eliminated until France conquered Algiers in 1830. Showed Britain was willing to use might of navy to protect foreigners under British protectiokn

Answer 8

None of cooks men died of scurvy on his first voyage Provisions such as ships biscuits, salt beef, pork, fish, cheese were food taken on long voyages, missing vitamin C Symptoms included feeling tired. In the 18th century, more sailors died from scurvy than died in combat Cook ensured cleanliness and ventilation in the crews quarters He insisted on an appropriate died that included sauerkraut.

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Couldn’t figure out the longitude A competition was launched under the longitude act 1714, a public reward for such person or persons as shall discover longitude at sea. John Harrison won.

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The most important British explorer of the pacific was cook His first voyage 1768-1771 to the south seas named in spec Was the first to circumnavigate New Zealand, explore Australia east coast, northwest coast of Canada, coast of Alaska. First to use chronometer at sea

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Use of chronometer Disproved counter weight argument Found Australia Scurvy prevention

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18th century maritime powers Britain and France Port was a gateway for British ships to enter the Mediterranean. Britain had captured Gibraltar and Minorca in early 1700’s in the Spanish war of succession. Recovering was a priority for France and Spain. American war of independence presented an ideal opportunity. In this war France Spain Holland all against British 134-94 ships. When Spain attacked Gibraltar, British won and garisson held out until 1783

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Gibraltar 1783 Marla 1815 Ceylon 1815 Cape Town 1815

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1783 Captured during war of Spanish succession Strategically placed port for the navy, Beat the french

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Base for Suez Canal on the med

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1795 invasion of Ceylon Main producer of cinnamon. Next to Indian Naval base that could pay for itself.

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1815 central for Indian Ocean Coaling station

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1833 after Vernot had been colonised, Britain felt threatened so sent a ship to retain Seal industry trade with South American Rivallry with Spanish Ship repair Access to west coast of America

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1839 Deep water port Water station Coaling station Protectorate Route between Egypt and India Equidistant Zanzibar, Suez, Bombay

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Conducting foreign policy by deliberately displaying naval power as a means of intimidation

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Commerce protection. Navigation acts, protection of slave trade, protection of trade routes to the americas and Caribbean, far east and Indian Maritime police force, west African squadron exploration and mapping - cook and Harrison chronometer Fighting the French seven years war; American war of independence, napoleonic wars, piracy in Mauritius Suppression of piracy in straits of malacca, Barbary states, Aden, south China seas, Mauritius

Answer 22

1878 Acquired congress of Berlin expressly to protect the Ottoman Empire from Russia = British protectorate Britain had to make annual payment to the ottoman sultan for possession of Cyprus Key naval base on route through suez to India Used as a base for in bastion and occupation of Egypt. Helped Britain dominate the eastern Mediterranean. Used as a protectorate until 1914

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A new way of thinking that justified the seizure of territory by the need to protect existing territory rather than seek additional profits.

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Egypt Aden Zanzibar Transvaal Afghanistan Zulu-land.

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