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US subs sank Japanese vessels in the Pacific & German subs sank British/US vessels in the Atlantic. It might be a toss up, if it weren't for the fact that: 1. That's all the DKM did was sub warfare (after the US got into the war). 2. The USN was doing alot more than sub warfare; they were fighting cruiser, destroyer, PT Boat, Battleship, and Aircraft Carrier warfare. Consequently, US subs did alot of sinking...but were alot smaller sub force than the DKM (German Navy). The Atlantic most likely saw more unrestricted sub warfare. The Atlantic was a "Guerre de Course," a war of commerce raiding-NOT a battle between surface warships.
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Most of the unrestricted submarine warfare occurred?
UN-Restricted sub warfare was conducted in both WWI & WWII, & in all oceans & by all major combatants (US, Japan, Germany, Britain, Russia, etc.): Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, etc. Un-restricted sub warfare simply meant, "not giving prior warning to the vessel to be sunk."
What is U-Boat submarine warfare?
In almost all navies during WWII, submarines were called "boats"...not ships. In Germany, a sub was called an "under-sea-boat", with German enthusiasts preferring to use the German spelling/pronunciation of "boot" for boat. Bottom line: "U-Boat submarine warfare..." is simply submarine warfare (Sub Warfare is what most boys in America grew up calling it).
Which country was the best at submarine warfare during World War 2?
Most likely Germany, they had the U-boats (underwater boats)
What event helped provoke the United States to enter world war 1?
Germany attempting to from a military alliance with Mexico
Why did us declare war?
The United States declared war on Germany (then, later, Austrian-Hungary) in 1917 for several reasons. The most important was Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare campaign, which led to the loss of American goods and lives despite America's neutral status. Also involved was growing American sympathy for the Allied cause and growing distrust of Germany, in particular.
What is the name of the first submarine in World War 1?
Diesel-Electric submarines had been in use for years before WWI; there were many commissioned boats on both sides of the war before it even started, so there is no one particular submarine used in WWI. However, the one boat that arguably had the most impact at the beginning of WWI was the German submarine U-20, which was responsible for sinking the British passenger liner RMS Lusitania. This single submarine attack had repercussions throughout the war, causing policy shifts in Germany considering submarine warfare, and which affected submarine warfare in general forever.
Why did the Germans return to unrestricted submarine warfare in 1917?
The flow of war material to France by way of Britain was preventing the German army from gaining an advantage in the fighting. Germany hoped to stop the resupply of the Allies, especially from the United States, and also to deter and demoralize the British, who were resisting them the most successfully in France. The Germans also hoped to relax the British naval blockade of German shipping.
What events lead the us to join ww1?
The US entered into WWI as the result of unrestricted German submarine attacks on civilian cruise liners. The most famous of these is when a German U-Boat attacked and sunk the luxury liner the Luisitania (sister ship of the Titanic) killing hundreds of American, British, and Irish civilians. Furthermore, the interception and decoding of the Zimmerman Telegram by British intelligence revealed to the US a German plot to subdue American forces by bringing Mexico into the war as well, thus allowing the resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare. As a result of these aggressive maneuvers, the US government decided to change their stance from neutral, soon after declared war on Germany and the other cental powers.
Which factor most contributed to the US' decision to enter World War 1?
German submarine attacks on merchant ships
What was America's stance on World War 1?
For most of the war they were neutral, they saw it as an European war that they had no part in. However over time more and more people in the US realized that what happens in other countries doe s affect them, particularly when ever increasing numbers of American were being killed by Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare program. Eventually the American public sentiment turned toward entering the war on the Allied side.
How World War 1 affected people?
WWI isn't really my thing but from what I know it didn't really effect the US too much. Yeah there was a war time economy and a draft but beyond that I don't no anything about rationing and what have you. The unrestricted submarine warfare would have effect the US population the most. In Europe it was dramatically different as most of the fighting went on there society was more effected, kind of like the US in WWII but more extreme.
How important was the German foreign policy of unrestricted naval and submarine warfare?
It led to Woodrow Wilson's hesitant declaration of war and caused the United States to cut all diplomatic ties to Germany. American propaganda flew like wild fire, enraging citizens and causing them to believe that Germany were blood-thirsty Huns that drew up mass murder without a bat of an eyelash. This also lead into the ideals of anti-German products...or the renaming of them such as Burgers to "freedom steaks" or etc. The declaration of war on Germany in 1917 was mostly influenced by German naval policy, although American economic interest and Woodrow Wilson's idealism did portray a part. On February 1915, Germans created a submarine blockade in the British Empire's Ocean's, sinking several belligerent ships, which included the Lusitania. The United States then threatened the German Government causing them to back down. Later in February of 1917, Germany then declared unrestricted submarine warfare threatening the ideals of neutrality, commerce and security. The German U-Boats wanted to sink supply ships in order to starve the Britain islands of their goods. The German's naval policy was the major reason why the United States declared war on Germany. The sinking of the Lusitania was the biggest influence of American in WWI. It was so much of an influence that it was said without the sinking of the Lusitania, the United States most likely would not of entered the war. From Germany sinking the Lusitania, American's grew hatred towards Germany, hence giving Wilson the motivation to declare war on Germany.
