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World War I German Naval Policies
Summary: By practicing unrestricted submarine warfare during World War I, Germany intended to blockade Great Britain and compensate for the British superiority of surface vessels. In the process, Germany violated the neutral United States' right to freedom of the seas, and the policy led to the taking of American lives and the sinking of American merchant ships at the hands of the German U-boats. These developments eventually forced the United States to enter the war against Germany.
German Naval policies during World War I were questionable at best. The Germans resorted to the practice of unrestricted submarine warfare, which violated the freedom of the seas of the neutral United States. The unorthodox and unethical policies of the German Navy forced the United States of America to abandon their plight of neutrality and enter the First World War.
Germany resorted to unrestricted submarine warfare to blockade Britain and compensate for the British superiority of surface vessels. In unrestricted submarine warfare, all ships, armed or not, were fired on by German submarines, or U-boats. The United States claimed that Germany violated international law by interfering with the freedom of the seas. American merchant ships had the right to trade goods that were not intended for war use with other nations. Americans also had the right to ride on merchant ships safely. Americans were outraged at the violation...
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