PPT-German U-Boats and America’s Entry into WWI

Germany and Unrestricted Submarine Warfare Announced on January 9 th 1917 Germans were desperate as the war was not going well on the Western Front Germans feared that it would provoke America into a response but also thought that if they had shocking results America may stay out of the war. France had fallen in 1940. United Kingdom was out of money. . In December 1941, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor brought the United States into the war.. However…. The Battle of the Atlantic….started in 1939. By: Matthew Dickson. The Objective and how it . S. tarted.. Since America became allies with Great Britain, . The U.S . was bringing supplies over to them. . Germany wanted to stop the merchant transport to great Britain.. L/O – To identify the key features of the German U-boat campaign and the reasons why it was defeated by Britain. The U-boat threat. Despite British claims of victory at. Jutland. , by 1917 the German submarines had brought Britain . World War 2. PM Neville Chamberlain announces Britain is at war. On September 1939 the German army invaded Poland. The skies were swarming with German planes and the fields with powerful Tanks known as the Blitzkrieg, or in English the ‘lightning war’ but because the attack happened so quick it caused so much damage. . 3. rd. Edition. 1. Oregon . State . Regulations. Chapter . 2. Section 8. >>. State & Local Regulations. Operator qualifications. Boaters Education Card. Wearing PFDs. Additional equipment. America Commits its Navy. Shipping Convoys. America Profited from the War. Americans Were Not Ready to Join the War. The Zimmermann Note. The U.S. Congress Declares War. U.S. Army Expansion Act. The Spring Offensive. Abby Crain. Facts about submarines in WWI. The Germans built the first submarines in 1870. German submarines (. U-boats. ) were responsible for destroying half of the food and supplies transported by the British Merchant Navy.. #7. Battle of the Atlantic. U.S. History. Unit . 5. Essential Questions:. What were the key elements of the Battle of the Atlantic?. What things gave the Allies the advantage to win control over the Atlantic Ocean?. By: Matthew Dickson. The Objective and how it . S. tarted.. Since America became allies with Great Britain, . The U.S . was bringing supplies over to them. . Germany wanted to stop the merchant transport to great Britain.. David Wong, Jeremy Gunawan, Francisco Rubiolo, Matthew Morin. Thesis. To aid the Allies in the fight against Hitler, the U.S.A. sent supplies overseas, to which Germany responded by shooting them down with U-boats. To protect their ships, Allied inventors developed . Ava Stockman(B) Julia Hepperle(B) Christina Bradley(A) Monsi Pingili(A). Thesis . Germany’s goal during the . Battle of the Atlantic. was to cut Britain’s . supply. . line. , which was vital to the British isles since their war effort was centralized around their . 3. rd. Edition. 1. Oregon . State . Regulations. Chapter . 2. Section 8. >>. State & Local Regulations. Operator qualifications. Boaters Education Card. Wearing PFDs. Additional equipment. What did we learn yesterday?. 4 causes of World War I. Two teams that fight against each other. America gets dragged into the war…. With the war causing great destruction in Europe, the US fights to remain neutral…. Large number of German, English, and Italian immigrants. Americans divided over which alliance to support. U.S. industry could double profits supporting both sides.. Eventually favored Allies – British blockade of North Sea.