NSP 202 - Sea Power and Maritime Affairs

1. Define sea power and relate national defense goals and national policies to the need for sea power.
2. Explain the main points of U.S. foreign policy and national military strategy and evaluate the role of the U.S. Naval Service in the execution of our current military strategy.
3. State the national importance of a viable U.S. Merchant Marine by analyzing its present status and future and its role in a national maritime strategy.
4. Discuss the major historical events of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.
5. State the role of the military as it functions within the framework of American democracy and a changing society.
6. Explain the major historical concepts associated with sea power and relate them to current situations.
7. Explain the development of Soviet sea power and the threat it represents.
8. Differentiate the concepts of limited war and total war.
9. Determine the value of continuing professional reading programs in the areas of history and strategy.

1. Sea Power, Role, and History I
   1. The American Revolution, 1775-1783
   2. U.S. Navy, 1783-1812
   3. The War of 1812
   4. The U. S. Navy, 1815-1842
   5. The U. S. Navy, 1842-1860
   6. The Union Navy, 1861-1865
   7. The Confederate Navy, 1861-1865
   8. The Advent of Mahanian Strategy, 1865-1898
   9. The Spanish American War, 1898
   10. Defending the New Empire, 1900-1914
   11. The World at War, 1914-1919
2. Sea Power, Role, and History II
   1. The Treaty Navy, 1919-1937
   2. The Navy Plans for War, 1937-1941
   3. Global War, 1941-1945
   4. The Post War Navy, 1945-1953
   5. The Cold War Navy, 1953-1962
   6. The Erosion of American Naval Preeminence, 1962-1980
   7. The Uses of the Sea
   8. The U.S. Merchant Marine
   9. International Law of the Sea
   10. Soviet Naval Development and Policy
   11. Fundamentals of Amphib Ops (MOIS)
   12. U.S. Naval Forces