Likely Churchill.
By sinking them!
German submarines sank an enormous amount of British and Commonwealth shipping in the Atlantic and for a time in 1916 food stocks in Britain were down to about six weeks' supply. German submarines aslo sank some neutral ships and by sinking American ships they brought the U.S. into the war.
Unrestrictive sinkings (sinking without a warning).
They were at war with each other.
Atlantic.
The Zimmerman telegram, (which the British intercepted and gave to the USA), in which Germany tried to get Mexico to declare war on the USA. Also the German submarines were sinking unarmed civilian ships sailing from neutral countries.
World War 1.
The sinking of the Lusitania and German submarines in American waters
U-boats. (German submarines)
The nickname of German submarines during World War I was "U-boats," which stands for "Unterseeboot," meaning "undersea boat" in German. These submarines played a significant role in naval warfare, employing tactics such as unrestricted submarine warfare to disrupt Allied shipping. U-boats became notorious for their effectiveness in sinking merchant and military vessels. The term has since become synonymous with German submarines in both World Wars.
by avoiding sinking of US vessels by German submarines............... but, after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, Germany declared was on the U.S.
The united states entered world war 1 because of the sinking of US ships (including the the Lusitania) by German submarines