WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -ships to compete with Britain, Britain felt obliged to build as many, or more, ships to stay ahead. This created a naval arms race, a race to build the most warships! Dreadnought, an ‘arms race’ broke out between Britain and Germany as both tried to build more Dreadnoughts.

Detailed explanation-2: -Britain declared war on Germany on August 4th 1914, but rivalry between the two countries had been growing for years. Germany resented Britain’s control of the world’s oceans and markets, while Britain increasingly viewed a Europe dominated by a powerful and aggressive Germany as a threat which must be contained.

Detailed explanation-3: -From 1898 onwards, Germany began to create a battle fleet. A shipbuilding arms race with Britain soon began. From 1906, this naval race became focused on the construction of a new class of battleship developed in Britain – the dreadnought.

Detailed explanation-4: -During the First World War, Britain intended to use its powerful navy to starve Germany and Austria-Hungary into submission. By maintaining a blockade of enemy ports it hoped to cut off supplies from the outside world. The consequences of this strategy were complex.