Question

The construction of these vessels in the US began earlier than their British counterparts, but due to budgetary issues, they were not commissioned until 1910. For 10 points each:
[10e] Identify these battleships named after a prototypical 1906 British vessel. These ships’ “all-big-gun” design and other innovations made previous battleships obsolete and accelerated the early 20th-century naval arms race.
ANSWER: dreadnoughts [accept HMS Dreadnought]
[10h] Despite being of five different classes, 13 American battleships ordered between 1911 and 1916 compose this “type,” which was characterized by “All or Nothing” armor schemes to allow them to function as a single line.
ANSWER: Standard Type Battleships
[10m] The battleships that were supposed to replace the Standard Type battleships were canceled after this 1922 arms reduction conference, which set the US and Royal Navies equal to each other in battleship tonnage.
ANSWER: Washington Naval Conference
<GT, American History>

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Chicago AChicago B1001020
Illinois AIndiana1001020
Notre Dame APurdue A100010
Purdue BIllinois B100010
VanderbiltNotre Dame B1001020