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The battle of the Atlantic was especially important to Britain, as it desperately needed the goods, oil and equipment imported by sea from the US to be able to continue the fight against Germany. Had the U-boats succeeded in sinking the merchant ships faster than replacement ships could be built, Britain would probably have been forced to sue for peace, and the war in Europe would have been over before the US had made up its mind whether or not to declare war on Germany itself.

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