USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Germany began their U-boat campaign at the very start of the War with an aim to sink merchant ships bringing vital supplies to Britain who relied on imports from all over the world. In 1915, Germany turned to ‘unrestricted submarine warfare’ where merchant ships were sunk without warning, regardless of nationality.

Detailed explanation-2: -Britain ultimately won the war at sea through two strategies that had little in common with full-scale battles such as Jutland: the trade blockade and the convoy system. Britain used its naval dominance to shut off German access to the North Sea.

Detailed explanation-3: -Naval technology in World War I was dominated by the dreadnought battleship. Battleships were built along the dreadnought model, with several large turrets of equally sized big guns. In general terms, British ships had larger guns and were equipped and manned for quicker fire than their German counterparts.

Detailed explanation-4: -The British lost more ships and more men, though more of the surviving German ships were damaged than the British. Most historians now agree that the British won the battle, if only because they kept control of the North Sea.