Unrestricted submarine warfare

long-term war aided by new arterial weaponry through the drastic decrease of food supply. Germany resumed unrestricted submarine warfare in 1917, which targeted merchant ships and therefore effected the importation of food to British civilians. In 1918, Britain’s government introduced voluntary rationing after their noticeable shortages of food which was a partial result of the infliction of German submarines. Similarly, Germany experienced a shortfall of food importation partly due to the blockades that

With the onset of WWI came advancements in several facets of warfare. With new advancements came new opportunities for schemers to flex their muscles in the world of espionage and offensive action. This research will focus on the relevant intelligence operations of the offensive and espionage in naval warfare of WWI. It will concentrate primarily on the German and British naval initiatives, but will not overlook those of Russia, France, and the United States. Any and all conjectures made throughout

The United States later declared war on German ally Austria-Hungary on December 7, 1917 (Keegan, 1998). Germany’s resumption of submarine attacks on passenger and merchant ships in 1917 became the primary motivation behind Wilson’s decision to lead the United States into World War I. Following the sinking of an unarmed French boat, the Sussex, in the English Channel in March 1916,

For centuries Europe had been a melting pot of ethnic and territorial rivalries, political intrigues, competing ambitions, military threats, suspicions and paranoia. France and England were ancient antagonists whose rivalry erupted into open warfare several times between the 14th and early 19th centuries. Relations between the French and Germans were also troubled, while France and Russia also had their differences. European leaders relied on alliances as a defensive measure, a deterrent to war

World War I (WWI), which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centered in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. It involved all the world's great powers, which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (centered on the Triple Entente of the United Kingdom, France and Russia) and the Central Powers (originally centered on the Triple Alliance

The Zimmermann Telegram is a top-secret coded message written by Arthur Zimmermann, a German Foreign Secretary, between January 16th and 19th, 1917. It was written during WWI, but prior to when the U.S pressured Germany to halt its submarine attacks. The document was intended to be transferred from Zimmermann to the German imperial ambassador of the U.S, Count Johann von Bernstorff, and then transferred to the German embassy in Mexico City, Mexico and finally relayed to the President of Mexico. Despite

involved in. There are many good reasons for America to join WWI. The American people can’t just allow the German practice of unrestricted submarine warfare. The German Government pledged to stop attacking all passenger ships and to allow the crews of merchant vessels to escape before their ships were attacked but now the Germans are resuming unrestricted submarine warfare. The Germans are also a relentless, efficient war like people. They have been reported to carry out many terrible atrocities in

Admiralty had warned of U-boat activity in the waters off Ireland,”(Cavendish).The british Admiralty's recommendations were ignored by Commander William Thomas Turner that any ship traveling to Britain was in danger of being sunk by by German submarine warfare. The 32,000 ton ship was attacked with a torpedo on Friday May 7,1915 at 2:12pm followed by a huge a explosion. “It was revealed that the Lusitania was carrying about 173 tons of war munitions for Britain, which the Germans cited as further justification

Cornelius van Drebel invented the first submarine. The first submarine was built in England. It wasn’t until about 150 years after when they where first used in warfare (World’s First Submarine Attack). David Bushnell was the first person to successfully execute a attack with a submarine (World’s First Submarine Attack). "When the Turtle tried several times to sink British ships In the Hudson River but failed each time because of operator error" (World’s First Submarine Attack).Where is your thesis statement

difficult for the infantry soldiers who did most of the fighting. The new technologies such as trench warfare, poison gas, machine guns, tanks, airplanes, flamethrowers, and naval navigation advances caused the 4 years of WW1 to be harsh and devastating, resulting in many casualties never seen before in a war before WW1. These technological advances marked the beginnings of new type of warfares, less land being conquered, and more people dying. The advancement of technology due to the introduction