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War at Sea - Coggle Diagram
War at Sea
British blockade
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1915:3000 ships stopped, 1918:3500 ships stopped, 1916:120000tons meat import at Germany→1918:8000tons meat import
civilian distress: limited supplies→food riots, workers paid extra food to work
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U-boats
1914-Merchant ships attacked according to international law: crew instructed to leave→open boat sea cocks
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1915-dissapointed in impact so far, pressed unrestricted U-boat campaign: set area to sink B and neutral ships w/o warning w/ torpedoes
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Lusitania: speedy but caught by Commander Schweiger in U-20, destroyed w/ 1198 passengers(128 Americans)
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started again in 1916, in the end Allies lost 500000tons of shipping, B saved by heroism of sailors of merchant ships&big output of shipbuilders
G losing U-boats, but constructing as fast: 61by end of 1915
Finally, Allies was building so much that G can't sink them→can't sustain, campaign end
Battle of Jutland
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New vice-admiral vigorous, sent battlecruisers(heavily armed+less protection&faster) to area near B
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in morale terms, G victorious as they sand more ships. strategically, B victorious as G made no impact& B still have upper hand as always
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Convoy system
All merchant ships travel in groups w/ Royal navy. Royal navy refuse, no spare boats→agree, U-boats devastating+U.S. entrance meant more Allied ships at sea.
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small frictions
ship Goeben(G) evaded to Constantinople, showed strength, encouraged Turks to join war
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