The first hundred years -- A beginning: 1881-1882 -- Politics versus progress: 1882-1883 -- Incubation: 1883-1885 -- Some movement: 1885-1889 -- A turning point: 1889-1893 -- Reasonable progress: 1893-1897 -- War and imperialism: 1897-1899 -- Reorganization and growth: 1899-1901 -- An offensive Navy: 1902-1905 -- Power projected: 1905-1909 -- Steady as she goes: 1909-1913 -- Neutrality: 1913-1915 -- Second to none: 1915-1921.
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