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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 were Americans angry with the sinking of the lusitania ship?
There were 197 Americans on board when the U-20 sank the Lusitania.
The loss of 127 lives was reason enough for a little bitterness. President
Wilson objected to the German government and for some time the U-Boat
attacks were restricted. Wilson was running for his second term as the
"Peace Candidate" and he won in part because he "kept us out of the war". Times and public sentiments change and the US declared war on
6 April 1917.
AnswerOf the 197 American aboard, 128 were lost in the U-20 attack on 7 May1915. Seeking re-election, President Wilson was the "peace" candidate
and made only minor protests to Germany. After he won a second term
in office his and the public's sentiments changed and war was declared on
6 April 1917. The sinking of the Lusitania is still considered as the reason
for US entry into WW1 although that didn't happen for almost two years.
How many Americans died on the Lusitania?
Over 1,200 passengers including 100 kids(125 US citizens) and 417 crew lost their lives aboard the Lusitania on May 7, 1915 during World War 1. The Lusitania was struck by the German World War 1 submarine(the U-20).
Why was the Lusitania torpedoed?
The Lusitania was sunk because the Germans thought that it was carring more than just passengers. The Germans thought that Great Britain were smuggling in weapons to help them fight the war. There were American passengers on the ship and when the Germans sunk it that pushed USA sentiment towards anti-germanism
Which country had the best navy in world war 1?
The Royal Navy by Virtue of its Grand Fleet Commander Sir (later Earl) John Jellicoe who understood both his own navy and The German High Seas Fleet he always fought for supremacy over the High Seas Fleet and the stress on him nearly broke him he was ousted quite Unfairly by another great man in the Royal Navy Sir (later Earl) David Beatty who while being a brave leader didn't even know the flaws in his own Battlecruisers remarking famously at the Jutland after losing two of his battlecruisers "There seems to be something wrong with our bloody ships today" However despite these problems at the end of WW1 it was the German Navy who scuttled itself in Scapa Flow
Therefore the best navy in ww1 was His Royal Britannic Majestys Royal Navy Which by the end of ww1 had some 33 Battleships and 9 Battlecruisers which made it larger in terms of capital ships larger than the American Russian French and Japanese navies combined
Aircraft played a major role in the first world war. At first they were unarmed observation aircraft, getting information on enemy troop movements and being the "eyes and ears" for the artillery.
In later years they carried either one or two forward firing machine guns(on a single seater aircraft) and if you shot down 5 aircraft, you were considered an Ace. Both sides started using fighter squadrons to shoot down enemy aircraft/ enemy observation balloons and assist in ground operations.
Both sides also started using twin engine bombers to hit key enemy positions , usually with devasting effects. Bombs were first dropped out of the observers cockpit since there were no bombsite and no bomb-racks on the bottom side of the fuselage,these came in later years.
The only thing about flying these aircraft is that they where made of wood, you chocked on engine fumes and were exposed to the elements because you were in a open cockpit, also if you were shot down, there was no way to bail or jump out since the parachute was frowned upon and it was also in the experimential stages in some countries.
The aces were looked upon as national heroes such as Eddie Rickenbacker, Raoul Lufbery, Manfred Von Richtofen, Max Immelman, Albert Ball, Mick Mannock, Billy Bishop, Billy Barker and many more.
What weapons did they use in the battel of jutland?
Battleships (called Dreadnaughts based upon the design of HMS Dreadnaught), Battlecruisers, cruisers, destroyers, submarines, and one aircraft carrier.
Why did they make trenches in world war 1?
Germany thought they would defeat France easily but they were wrong ,they were evenly matched and couldn't defeat each other.So they held their positions by digging trenches and tried to gain the land in between them known as no-man's-land.
How many people survived on britannic?
She was carrying 1,959 people at the time of her sinking.
(1,257 passengers and 702 crew)
1,198 died
How did the u boat campaign almost win world war 1?
It wasn't won using U-boats, but it was one of Germany's most effective strategies. The Battle of the Atlantic was fought by U-boats against the convoys taking supplies across the ocean. If they had been able to prevent the convoys getting through, the Germans might have been able successfully destroy England and Russia.
What was one of the effects that resulted from the sinking of the Lusitania?
The Germans had decided that they would sink any ship they wanted without warning even if it was a merchant ship. This had upset the Americans because they soon started losing many American lives even though they were neutral. One of the worst incidents was the sinking of the Lusitania, a British luxury liner which the Germans sunk without first warning the ship. The Germans had killed 128 Americans that were on the luxury ship. This brought the U.S into the war.
(America eventually entered World War I.)
How did the U boats have an effect in World War 2?
The German U boats helped in world war 1 because the U boats could sail around the sea and water.
The German U-boats helped a lot
They could sail around the water that is good
They could go underwater, so they were able to sink many ships without being detected until the utilization of airplanes as escorts by the Allies
Who are some famous world leaders?
Depends on what you mean by "important," if you mean what world leaders have had the greatest impact, or the most influence, then you could look at leaders like Alexander the Great, Napoleon, Ghangas Khan, Ramses, Nebuchadnezzar, Wiston Churchill, Adolf Hitler, of course these are all political leaders. There are many different types of "world leaders," some have held no political office at all, but still had great world impact, such as Martin Luther (The German Theologian and Reformer) and Martin Luther King Jr. (The Civil-Activist). This question needs to be a little more specific.
On May 7, 1915, a German U-boat torpedoed and sank the RMS Lusitania, a British ocean liner en route from New York to Liverpool, England. The Germans justify the sinking of the Lusitania because the ship was carrying “contraband of war†– munitions. A claim denied by the British. Of 1,959 passengers and crew, 1,198 people were drowned, including 128 Americans.
RMS stands for Royal Mail Ship (sometimes Steam-ship or Steamer), and is used to carry mail for the British Royal Mail.
What new weapons were invented or first used in World War 1?
Here is a list of those weapons and military items which were invented either during the course of the war (1914-1918), or which were invented shortly before (roughly 1900-1914) and saw their first military action during WW1:
- Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR)
- ASDIC & Hydrophones
- "Hedgehog" anti-submarine weapon
- Depth charges
- Poison gases - the first military use of Chlorine, Phosgene, Cyanide, and Mustard gas
- Aircraft - very minor experiments in aerial bombing had occurred prior to WW1, but WW1 was the "coming out" party for air power, even if the overall impact of airplanes on the war was minor.
- Armored Tanks
- Portable Flamethrowers
- "Trench" mortars
- Motorized transport - while not technically a weapon, WW1 saw the introduction of gas- and diesel-powered tractors and trucks, which replaced a good deal of the logistical transport that horses and mules had provided for millenia. It revolutionized logistics in the same manner that railroads had.
- Lightweight machine guns - guns which could be used on the move, rather than require a fixed firing position - for instance, the Lewis gun. This is the beginning of the squad fire-support role, rather than company-level fire support as provided by heavy machine guns.
These are a list of weapons which, while neither invented during or first used in a military setting during WW1, nonetheless had their first significant use during the war - that is, the real effectiveness of the weapon was first demonstrated to a large audience of military
- Submarines - while submarines had been invented in the mid-1800s, they were not technologically advanced enough to be usable as a weapon of war until the maturation of the Whitehead torpedo and reliable diesel engines, which mean that the first militarily-useful submarine was not build until close to 1910.
- Hand grenades - small hand-thrown "bombs" date to antiquity, but the modern fragmentation grenade saw its large-scale debut in WW1.
- Semi-automatic pistols - WW1 was the first time that the large-scale use of semi-auto pistols by militaries; however, trench warfare's hideously dirty environment made for a relatively poor debut, with revolvers remaining the favorite sidearm.
- Modern steel helmet - while not technically a weapon, and while helmets were thousands of years old in design, what we now recognize as an essential part of a soldier's gear was re-introduced with a whole new design.
- Amphibious infantry assaults - WW1 saw the first attempts at very large-scale combined-arms assaults from the sea across a beach.
- "Special Forces" teams - while militaries always had had elite units, and sometimes picked small groups for special assaults, WW1 saw the first organizational creation of small assault groups which used tactics, weapons, and equipment different than the traditional infantry. That is, these units were distinguishable from the ordinary infantry. The German strosstruppen were leaders in this new field.
Finally, here is a list of weapons which, while commonly associated with use in WW1, were nonetheless widely used before the war, and the military strategists either knew or should have known of their impact:
- machine guns - the Maxim machine gun (the first gas-recoil automatic gun) was designed in the 1880s, and was deployed by all armies well before WW1. It was notably used in the British Colonial Army during various colonial wars in Africa. Sadly, military circles severely underestimated the defensive power of this weapon when used in Europe.
- Whitehead Torpedo - the first practical modern torpedo was demonstrated in 1870.
- Wireless Radio - radio was a late 1800s-invention, but was only beginning to be deployed to naval vessels before WW1, and was not fully utilized well by land-forces (mostly due to the large physical size and power requirements of radios at the time).
- Efficient Diesel Engine - particularly in submarines and small naval vessels, compact, powerful, and long-range diesel engines changed the balance of naval architecture.
- Large-scale Siege Artillery - the use of massive-size artillery ( 300mm+ bores) firing indirectly was well known.
- Artillery barrages - the scale to which massive numbers of artillery would fire continuously upon an opponent's fixed position was wholly new to WW1, where the volume and scale of such bombardments dwarfed anything prior.
- Barbed wire - while barbed wire had been used in several smaller wars before, the extensive use of wire to restrict large-scale unit movement was entirely new to WW1
- Shotguns - these had been used since the early 1800s, and were in declining use in militaries by WW1. However, trench warfare brought back their popularity (particularly by the Americans).
Which country was responsible for sinking the british passenger liner lusitania in may 1915?
It was sunk in May 1915 during World War 1 by Germany.
The Allies sunk German Uboats. Uboat, not you-boat. Uboats stand for Unterseeboot - undersea boat.
How many survivors were there on the HMS Revenge at the Battle of Jutland?
The HMS Revenge suffered no casualties and received to battle damage at the Battle of
Jutland.
Who and why was the lusitainia sank before the war?
The vessel was sunk during WW1 in 1915 (WW1/1914-1918); the German navy stated that she was carrying war material (later verified as 4,200,000 rounds of .303 rifle ammunition) and was under orders to ram any submarine that attempted to attack her.
What was the German-British Naval Race?
The German emperor Wilhelm II had a dream of being an imperial ruler. He set his sights on having an Empire to match that of the British. To do this he would need to have a large and powerful navy. In 1900 Wilhelm decided to put this dream into practice. He ordered the construction of several large and powerful boats. The British saw this as a threat and responded by building a 'Dreadnought'. This was a fast and very dangerous boat. In turn the Germans started building this type of boat. A race started to have the largest navy. This race led to tension between Germany and the British.
Who owned the u-boats that were sunk in WW1?
This question appears to be about U-Boats or submarines. In WW 1, the Germans had a large submarine fleet that terrorized Atlantic Ocean shipping. For a time, Germany announced that all ships were potential targets. This is one of the several reasons the United States entered WW 1.
There were Allied defenses against U-Boats and using various explosives a good number of Germany's submarines were sunk.
