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War at Sea Had Imited Impact On The Outcome of WW1
War at Sea Had Imited Impact On The Outcome of WW1
War at Sea Had Imited Impact On The Outcome of WW1
Yes:
The two fleets only confronted each other once at the Battle of Jutland (31 st May 1916). After the Battle
of Jutland, Germany never brought out its fleet ever again.
Britain managed to find counter U-boat measures such as minefields, depth charges, Q-boats and
convoy systems.
By mid-1918, German U-boat losses became so high that their threat was mitigated. Morale of U-
boat crews was also very low.
Allies` unsuccessful Gallipoli Campaign: deadlock on western front not broken, Russia faced the prospect
of slow starvation (access too Dardanelles was still closed)
German raids (e.g. Great Yarmouth, Scarborough, Whitby and Hartlepool) were insignificant because
they were small.
No:
The war at sea had been responsible for impactful events during the First World War. Britain, with their
powerful navy, had managed to form blockades around Germany to stop the supply of food and goods,
slowly starving the German population. This had broken down morale in both the home front and war
front of Germany. When German soldiers captured British and French supply dumps during the
Ludendorff Offensive fund heaps of food, adding to the lack f trust in the German government.
Allied troops saw rise in morale as young, enthusiastic US troops replaced tired ones.
German morale fell as their exhausted troops struggled to keep up.
America also supplied troops during the Hundred Days offensive and ultimately won the war
for the Allies.