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Why did the Germans return to unrestricted submarine warfare in 1917?
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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.
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In return for ending unrestricted submarine warfare Germany wanted the United states to?
Help end the British blockade
The US decided to enter the war in response to?
Germany's return to unrestricted submarine warfare.
In return for ending unrestricted submarine warfare Germany wanted the US to.?
help end the british blockade rhec
In return ending unrestricted submarine warfare Germany wanted the US to?
help end the british blockade rhec
What role did unrestricted submarine warfare have on the us during world war 1?
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.
List five evidence to support U.S decision to declare war in ww1?
1- German submarine attacks on merchant and passenger ships carrying American citizens 2- Germany denounced it would resume unrestricted submarine warfare 3- Cultural ties between Americans and the Allies 4- The Zimmerman note in which the Germans promised that in return to Mexico's support, Germany would help them to reconquie the lost territory in New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona.
What was the submarine that sink the Lusitania?
The German U-boat S-20, under the command of Kapitänleutnant Walther Schwieger, sank the Royal Mail Steamship (RMS) Lusitania on May 17, 1915. The sinking was off the southern coast of Ireland, killing 1,198 of the 1,959 people aboard. She sank in 18 minutes.The S-20 was patrolling the shores of the United Kingdom, under orders to attack any vessel (known as Unrestricted Submarine Warfare) as the Germans had considered the UK under a naval blockade for several weeks.Schweiger noted that he only fired one torpedo, and that a secondary explosion was so large it caused enough damage that he didn't feel the need for a second. The cause of the secondary explosion remains a controversy to this day.The resulting public condemnation of Germany was so great that Kaiser Wilhelm II ordered the German Navy to return to a policy of Restricted Submarine Warfare. This continued until 1917, when Germany again resumed its policy of Unrestricted Submarine Warfare in response to a British Naval Blockade.
Why did the Germans believe that the US wouldn't be a factor in submarine warfare?
During WWI, at the onset of the war, it wasn't America's fight; it was strictly between the Europeans. However, with the German U-boat S-20's sinking of the British passenger liner RMS Lusitania, the situation changed. In addition to the new submarine naval tactic of Unrestricted Submarine Warfare, there were also many important American citizens aboard the Lusitania. The resulting backlash of the attack forced the Germans to abandon the tactic for several years, until reinstating it to counter the British blockade. It was that return to URSW that brought the U.S. into WWI. During the outset of WWII, U.S. submarine power and Anti-Submarine (ASW) capability was far behind German technology, and the Nazis knew it. Major American shipping losses while trying to help Britain fueled research and development into new submarine technology and ASW systems, which was coordinated with the British. By the time the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor formally brought the U.S. into WWII, submarine technology and ASW tactics, as well as the advent of the escorted convoy system and long-range air cover later in the war, the German U-boats were on the defensive. By war's end, they had suffered massive losses.
When and why did Wilson ask Congress for a declaration of war against Germany?
Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war on Germany on April 2, 1917. Germany had resumed unrestricted submarine warfare and also tried to get Mexico to attack the United States and promised to return lost territory to them if they did. Wilson said he wanted to make the world "safe for democracy."
Why were the Germans willing to risk the consequences of a return to unconditional submarine warfare?
On May 6, 1915, the RMS Lusitania was torpedoed by the German U-boat U-20, just 11.5 miles off the coast of Ireland, sinking in 18 minutes. Of the 1198 passengers who died, almost 100 were children, and she also carried 139 Americans, 128 of which died in the sinking. Among the passengers were many American and British dignitaries and luminaries of the day.The resulting world public backlash pressured the German leadership to revert to a policy of Restricted Submarine Warfare. They reverted back to Unrestricted Submarine Warfare (URSW) in 1917 to counter the British blockade of Germany, hoping to break the back of British shipping and to delay the U.S. entry into the war, but by then it was too late. Had they held fast and continued their policy of URSW after the Lusitania, WWI may have turned out much differently.Their reversion back to a URSW policy was also one of the key elements leading to the entry of the United States into WWI.
What was the theme of Woodrow Wilson's appeal to the belligerents in January 1917 just before the Germans resumed submarine warfare?
US President Woodrow Wilson suggested an armistice, or "peace without victory" and a return to the pre-war divisions in Europe. When this was rejected by Germany, he ultimately committed US combat forces. The US declared war on Germany in April, 1917.
What are some disadvantages to submarine warfare?
The only real major disadvantage is the need to resupply the crew. Unlike surface vessels, which can replenish at sea while underway, submarines must return to port to resupply.Other than that, submarines have the advantage.
