U-Boats of Germany
In February of 1915, the German government proposed the idea of unrestricted submarine warfare as the solution to the problems circulation around World War I. The Germans devised a plan in order to sink merchant ships, instead of capturing them. A war zone around the British Isles was obtained by Germany, sinking any merchant ship that crossed. 50 ships were struck between the months of February and September, including the liner Lusitania. President Wilson feared the idea that America may enter the war, despite the lack of enough submarines, causing Wilson to protest against Germany. For a measured amount of time, Germany postponed their campaign.
In February 1917, Germany's policy of unrestricted submarine war far took action against allied and neutral ships, those of the United States. German's minded the idea that their plan would eventually cause America to enter the war, and on the side decided that they could firstly starve off the British. In April, at the time America declared war, Britain was on the edge of expiration. Over 1000 merchant ships had been sunk and Britain was only weeks away before perishing from starvation. When escorted convoy came to mind, the amount of ship loss declined rapidly, and the route for supply between America and Britain began to motion.
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