The U-Boats: Terror Of The Seas

​But however Britain was the country America did the most trading with, and they had ships traveling over the seas all the time and that became a problem between Germany and the United States. And that is when Germany announced unlimited warfare in the Atlantic ocean against all ships in February 1915. The warning said this “Vessels flying the flag of great Britain, or any of her allies, are liable to destruction in those waters and that travelers sailing in the war zone on ships of Great Britain or her allies do so at their own risk” (historyinanhour.com) So all ships neutral or not if they entered the war zone around Britain, they would be attacked by the German U-boats and if they did decide to travel over the Atlantic in the war zone, they did it at their own risk because the warning was made clear. (http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-unleash-u-boats)

The U-boats one of Germany’s of most intimidating naval weapons. The U-boat, also known as a submarine, which is a boat that could go underwater. The common U-boat during World War One could carry 35 men and 12 torpedoes (history.com). The Germans would use the element of surprise by torpedoing ships such as their enemies or neutral countries.For example, the ship the Lusitania, a british ocean liner that had been coming from New York to Liverpool had been torpedoed without warning, which ended up killing 1,189 people. The Germans would use the U-boat for unrestricted warfare which caused the Germans’ to have one of the most

Following Britain’s blockade, Germany adopted a counterstrategy of unrestricted sinking ships in open seas. The first action was the sinking of the Lusitania. In the afternoon of May 15th a German submarine torpedoed the cruise liner where 123 American men, women and children lost their lives (Simpson, 1972). In addition the Sussex, a passenger ferry was torpedoed one year later. Germany forces has violated the pact of naval warfare as well as hindered the American’s high sea trade. Despite holding isolationism, the conflict has significantly affected the United States. The events are not only a threat to the sovereignty but will also cripple down

Schweikart, Larry, and Michael Allen. A Patriot's History of the United States: From Columbus's Great Discovery to the War on Terror. New York: Sentinel, 2004.

U-boats were military submarines used by Germany in the war as a weapon. When the German Chancellor Bethmann Hollweg proclaimed Germany’s purpose to use unrestricted submarine warfare, his one main concern was that it would aggravate an American response – in this he was to be precise. By 1917, the war was not going okay for Germany on the Western Front. Unrestricted submarine warfare was an outcome of anxiety and the belief that the fierceness of such a tactic might just keep America out of the war if the outcomes were remarkable and outrageous enough.

It is not uncommon for one to grow up learning about the “heroes” from Europe who discovered the “New World”, known today as the United States of America. However, stories of these “brave heroes” often fail to depict the full story. Many of the new settlers came to America in search of a new and better life. As colonists continued to settle, the United States changed drastically. Two of the most dominant themes in colonial America until 1700 were freedom is not entirely free and the “New World” was new for everyone, not just Europeans and African Americans.

An early warning for incoming U-Boat could potentially save many lives and could potentially destroy a U-Boat (Lansford). This early warning was a very important piece in combatting U-Boats because coupled with depth charges they could destroy many U-Boats as the early warning system allowed surface vessels to know exactly where the U-Boat was and allowed them to choose to engage using depth charges or flee using their superior speed to get away. Another reason aircraft was added to convoys was due to the fact that aircraft could engage quicker and more efficiently than surface vessels (Lansford). This destroyed many U-Boats as the they could not react to the aircraft in time to save their lives. Aircraft was more efficient in destroying U-Boats as it took less time and bullets for an aircraft to fly over a submarine and destroy it than an all out battle between a surface vessel and U-Boat. Also due to the aircraft’s larger range of sight the aircraft could see the U-Boat and destroy it before the surface vessel could see it. By supplementing aircraft to convoys, the US combatted the U-Boats in two ways by providing an early warning and by engaging quicker and more efficiently than surface

Over the past two centuries, America has seen some of its greatest highs in the Roaring Twenties, as well as periods in which the colonial experiment would seem a failure, such as the Great Depression. The U.S. went from that one country that revolted against British imperialism in the new world, to a nation that demanded worldwide respect with the military prowess and economic prosperity it expressed during and after the War of 1812. For the next two hundred years, the U.S. would go on to develop a new sense of identity, an identity that distinguishes us from the rest of the world, one that led us to persevere past the dark times, and onto new heights. This sense of Americanism has seen the ramifications of slavery, fought in twelve major

Throughout the 1800’s, commerce and the need for trade was at a rapidly growing pace, as it would be in the years to come, and the dawn of a new century was beginning to bloom. Being only a few decades after the Revolutionary War (the turning-stone in American history,) tensions were tight between both Britain and America. American and British businessmen and leaders of shareholders were pushing to transport and receive goods from the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans as quickly as possible. As the situation was beginning to arise into the minds of the governments, a need for an alternative route that was both a faster and more efficient approach to delivering items to foreign countries was escalating swiftly. Occurring throughout the course

The Great War, or World War I as it came to be known, dealt a devastating blow to the optimism and self-confidence of Western civilization (Foner 733). In fact, when war occurred in the year 1914, President Wilson proclaimed American neutrality. However, as in the years leading up to the War of 1812, naval warfare which was in Europe made its way into the United States (Foner 734). In addition to this, Britain declared a naval blockade of Germany and started to stop American merchant vessels (Foner 734). Moreover, Germany made the decision to commence submarine warfare on ships seen entering and leaving British ports. What is more, is that in May of 1915, the British liner Lusitania (which was transporting an excessive amount of weapons such as firearms) was sank by a German submarine off of the coast of Ireland, this resulted in the death of 1,198 passengers, 124 of which were Americans (Foner 734).

The United States should have entered the war when the Lusitania was sunk by German U-boats because of its immoral tactics and because of the death of the one hundred twenty-eight Americans. In the early 1900s, the Allied navy still followed old naval conduct by warning ships before it was attacked. Germany, on the other hand, practiced unrestricted submarine warfare. Unrestricted submarine warfare is a type of naval warfare in which submarines sink vessels such as passenger and merchant ships without warning. Sadly, the Lusitania fell victim to an unrestricted submarine warfare attack. The sinking of the Lusitania was the first of many that fell victim, but the United States could have prevented it. Germany’s unrestricted attacks would have been more easily justified if it attacked military vessels rather than passenger ships. Moreover,

From the beginning of European colonization, America built up many events such as conflicts and discoveries that occurred throughout history. The retold descriptions of these events vary in many different viewpoints. Having both the people and patriot’s interpretations of the same America’s history helped to perceive what happened during the colonial America. A Patriot’s History of the United States by Larry Schweikart and Michael Allen was written in a conservative viewpoint with deep patriotism in America’s past from its development through European colonization. Schweikart argued that no society is free from corruption, and America’s history should be remembered in a nationalistic viewpoint with virtue. A People’s History of the United States

The United States got involved in WWI in 1917. Tensions began between the U.S. and Germany with the sinking of civilian and commercial ships using U-boats (submarines). An example of this was the sinking of a passenger liner called the Lusitania. About 1,200 people died in this incident, which included 128 Americans. These sinkings caused President Woodrow Wilson to threaten to break diplomatic relations in the case the Germans did not stop. The already existing tensions grew in 1917 when the Germans said they would sink merchant ships heading toward British or other Western European ports. To add to this, it was later discovered that the Germans had promised to help Mexico takeover the American state New Mexico if they assisted the Germans

The battle of Cantigny was the first battle that America ever fought in World War I. On May 28th, 1918 America fought against German soldiers and won. The battle of St Quentin Canal was between American, Germany, Australian, and British forces. Germany ultimately won that battle as a victory.A new invention in the time of World War I was the U Ship. This was a German submarine that patrolled trade routes of many countries. On May 7th of 1915 a civilian ship was sunken by one of the German submarines. The Lusitania, the sunken ship, held about 1,200 passengers. Of that amount 128 were American, this was a major event leading up to America joining into the World War as many Americans wanted to avenge that devastating lose. The Zimmerman Note

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