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WW1 Naval Warfare
WW1 naval warfare was characterized by the efforts of the Allied Powers to blockade the Central Powers by sea using the advantage of having larger fleets and better position. To break the blockade, the Central Powers utilized submarines and raiders.
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Why was the HMS Dreadnought so revolutionary?
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It was fast, it was sturdy, it was powerful and the race to build them fits in the Militarism cause of World War I.
Why were Americans angry over the sinking of the british passenger liner lusitania?
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The RMS Lusitania
How much people lost their lives on the Lusitania?
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Exactly 1,496 lives were lost during the Titanic disaster.
How many children died on board the Lusitania in 1915?
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Germany claimed the Lusitania had weapons on board.
How many women were on the lusitania?
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There was just one passenger liner Lusitania.
How did the convoy system avoid u-boat attacks?
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The convoy system helped avoid U-boat attacks due to its sheer size, and the difficulty that U-boats had when positioning to attack a large number of ships.
Why did militarism start?
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Militarism began in Europe after the reign of Napoleon I. Many nations, after having witnessed the success that could be achieved by a strong army, sought to strengthen their military forces and they did so in competition with each other.
What was the Lusitania and why was it so important?
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From the Britannica Concise Encyclopedia:
The Lusitania was a British ocean liner sunk by a German submarine off the coast of Ireland on May 7, 1915. The British Admiralty had warned the Lusitania to avoid the area and to use the evasive tactic of zigzagging, but the crew ignored these recommendations. Though unarmed, the ship was carrying munitions for the Allies, and the Germans had circulated warnings that the ship would be sunk. The loss of life - 1,198 people drowned, including 128 U.S. citizens - outraged public opinion. The U.S. protested Germany's action, and Germany limited its submarine campaign against Britain. When Germany renewed unrestricted submarine warfare, the U.S. entered World War I in April 1917.
Where can you sell world war 1 photos?
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I am not sure right off - my instinctive response would be to contact someone like the History Channel or Military Channel and find out if they have suggestions. Your local college/Universities would be easiest as well.
What dangers did women face in munitions factories in WW1?
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yes. they were not being paid as much as the men were and most employers were reluctant to employ women over men anyway. they were also put at risk when working and not given the appropriate clothing for safety.
What was lusitania's route?
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it was leaving the New York docks, and going to Liverpool, England
How many German subs were sunk in World War 1?
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Though the German U-Boats gained early successes in the Battle of the Atlantic, evolving ASW tactics by the Allies eventually turned the tide and doomed the U-Boat campaign. In the end, Germany lost 743 boats, with an estimated 39,000 submariners lost, a casualty rate of 75%.
What American ships were sunk in World War 2?
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US warships sunk (permanently): 1. Battleships: USS Arizona, USS Utah (training ship at time of loss), USS Oklahoma. 2. Cruisers: USS Chicago, USS Vincennes, USS Helena, USS Atlanta, USS Indianapolis, USS Quincy, USS Houston, USS Juneau, USS Northhampton, USS Astoria. 3. Carriers (Fleet): USS Lexington, USS Yorktown, USS Hornet, USS Wasp. Carriers (Light): USS Gambier Bay, USS St Lo. Carriers (Escort): USS Bismarck Sea. 4. US Destroyers/Destroyer Escorts: 87 lost 5. US Submarines: 52 lost 6. US Patrol Torpedo Boats (PT Boats): 69 SUNK FOR TARGET PRACTICE 1946-1948 (in the Pacific Ocean): Battleships USS Pennsylvannia, USS New York, USS Arkansas, USS Nevada. Aircraft Carrier USS Saratoga (sister ship of USS Lexington).
How many people died on the Lusitania and were there any Americans on board?
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Yes, there were 139 Americans aboard the RMS Lusitania when it sank, of which 128 died.
Why was the british empire the strongest in World War 1?
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Due to the fact that the British empire operated pretty much all around the world and had to have the best navy to hold its vast empire, which it did for most if not all of the 19th century.
What was the submarine that sink the Lusitania?
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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.
