the war at sea

Question 1

what did both sides do before the war to prepare for war at sea

Answer 1

build big navies

Question 2

what type of ship did the Germans use effectively

Answer 2

the submarine

Question 3

what wad the only main sea battle called and when did it happen

Answer 3

the battle of Jutland in 1916

Question 4

what happened in the battle of Jutland

Answer 4

Germany lost 13 ships and the British lost 14 but this was the last time the German fleet were able to attack and the sea was controlled by the British for the rest of the war

Question 5

what was the main aim of the British navy

Answer 5

to create a blockade so no supplies cool reach Germany which in 1918 eventually lead to starving germans causing a reblion against the goverment in germany

Question 6

what was the german response

Answer 6

using e boat ( submarines |) the germans plan wasd to sink suply ships coming into britain

this eventually brough America into the war though as american supply ships were being shot down

Question 7

how did the british counter the germans use of e boat

Answer 7

using a newly developed convey system to protect their ships large ships were supported by fast destroyers and other anti - submarine defences

Question 8

what was the Lusitania attack

Answer 8

a German u boat in 1915 attacked a passenger ship called the Lusitania. causing the death of 1000 people and 128 Americans. . this caused a risk for Germany so they stopped unristricted submarine warfare to not go to war with America

Question 9

what descion in 1917 did Germany have to make

Answer 9

due to Germany’s bad situation n they resumes unristricted submarine warfare

but due to the zimmerman telegram and lots of attacks on amercian ships led to the usa joining the war