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It gave Germany a weapon against the large british fleet and brought the u.s. into the war when Germany fired a torpedo and sunk an american ship carrying produce into england.

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They sunk ships and killed passengers as well as sunk goods.

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Q: How did torpedoes affect World War 1?
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