USA HISTORY

a major part of the German naval effort against the Allies during World War I; when employed against the US it precipitated American participation in the war

(A) ** Submarine Warfare

(B) Battle of Argonne Forest

(C) Treaty of Versailles

Concept note-1: -Answer and Explanation: The main result of Germany’s use of unrestricted submarine warfare during World War l was the entry of the United States into the conflict. Submarines had been attacking the ships of neutral countries, as well as, ships that carried civilian passengers.

Concept note-2: -From April 1917 until November 1918, four German U-boats visited the East Coast of the United States and sank 10 vessels off North Carolina’s coast and 200 U.S. vessels in total. One of these U-boats, U-140, was particularly notable for sinking the Diamond Shoals Lightship, LV-71, in August 1918.

Concept note-3: -Britain’s blockade across the North Sea and the English Channel cut the flow of war supplies, food, and fuel to Germany during World War I. Germany retaliated by using its submarines to destroy neutral ships that were supplying the Allies.

Concept note-4: -A German U-boat torpedoed the British-owned steamship Lusitania, killing 1, 195 people including 128 Americans, on May 7, 1915. The disaster set off a chain of events that led to the U.S. entering World War I.