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on feb 1 1917 German government decided to begin submarine warfare unrestricted
Germany practiced unrestricted submarine warfare.
unrestricted submarine warfare
The renewal of unrestricted German submarine warfare had devastating effects on shipping in 1917. In terms of tonnage, the Germans sank 540,000 tons in February 1917, 578,000 in March and 874,000 tons in April. Anti-submarine measures by the Allies, however, began to reduce this calamity.
This policy was called unrestricted submarine warfare
Unrestricted submarine warfare (in the Atlantic).
In WW1, the German policy of unrestricted submarine warfare irritated neutral nations such as the United States and eventually helped public opinion to support the US entry into the war. In WW2 the German policy of unrestricted submarine warfare in the Atlantic irritated nominally neutral nations such as the United States and provided a rationale for increasing US support of Britain and its allies. In WW2 the American policy of unrestricted submarine warfare in the Pacific probably contributed to the degradation of Japanese economic capabilities as the war progressed.
"Unrestricted Submarine Warfare" was the policy followed by the German Navy to have German submarines without warning sink ships that were transporting food and other resources. U-boat was a term in WW1 referring to a submarine.
German is. Submarine is not. "A German submarine surfaced in the North Sea."
The German policy of unrestricted submarine warfare against shipping. This led to the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915. Great Britain and France were major trading partners.
He thought that Germany was a powerful country. But ever since the unrestricted submarine warfare they have wanted to bring in other allies. Brought to the alliance system.