(A) Was an ANTI-IMPERIALIST and did not want to annex Hawaii.
(B) Persuaded President Harris and Congress to give money for rebuilding the Navy.
(C) ** U.S. naval officer who defeated the Spanish fleet during the Spanish-American War.
(D) ** Defeated the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay.
EXPLANATIONS BELOW
Concept note-1: -On the morning of 1 May 1898, Commo. George Dewey’s Asiatic Squadron sailed into Manila Bay and completely destroyed the Spanish fleet in the Pacific, losing not a single man or vessel.
Concept note-2: -The decisive naval battle of the Spanish-American War, the Battle of Manila Bay, took place there on May 1, 1898, when Commodore George Dewey’s U.S. fleet destroyed the Spanish fleet off Cavite.
Concept note-3: -May 1, 1898: Commodore Dewey’s Victory in the Philippines One of the most significant events of the Spanish-American War occurred on May 1, 1899-the day Commodore Dewey and his Asiatic Squadron defeated the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay.
Concept note-4: -Thus prepared for battle, Dewey launched his attack, through mined waters and firing shore batteries, on Admiral Patricio Montojo’s slow, outmoded, under-supplied Spanish squadron at Cavite in Manila Bay. On May 1, he engaged the Spanish forces and demolished them, inflicting very heavy casualties.