Based on the reading and your understanding of WWI at this point, which factor do you feel was the most significant in contributing to victory for the Allied Powers and defeat for the Central Powers: the war on land, the war at sea, or the war at home? The war on land refers to the actual fighting on the ground, the trench warfare, the majority of the fighting of WWI took place on land. The war at sea refers to naval strategies of both alliances, and in a war of attrition, this played a vital role. The war at home refers to the home front, contributions made by citizens as well as popular support for (or oppostition to) the war.
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I think that the war on land, the war at sea and the war at home were all important in securing an allied victory. The war at home provided both the war on land and the war at sea with supplies and munitions. The war on land was important beacuase that was where most of the fighting took place. However, without the war at sea, it is possible that the U.S. wouldn't have entered the war and the Central Powers could've won. In this aspect, the war at sea was more significant in contributing to the Allied victory. If Germany hadn't used the tactic of unrestricted submarine warfare, it would be different. But, because Germany did use U-boats against passenger and merchant ships (often carrying U.S. citizens or goods), it can be held responsible for bringing the U.S. into the war. If the U.S. hadn't have been brought into the war, it is possible that the Central Powers could've won the war on land and with it, the entire war.
ReplyDeleteBoth sides had an equal role in deciding the outcome of the war. As the land warfare went on, the need for supplies grew greater and greater, taxing the supply lines. As the need for supply grew greater because of the land warfare, naval supply lines grew stronger. The reason the Allies won the war was because they Blockaded the supply coming in from the North Sea, Germanys only marine supply line. Because of teh tax on supplies at land and the battle at sea, the allies won, neither effort independently won the war.
ReplyDeleteI believe it was the fighting on land after 1917 that led to the victory for the allied powers. When Russia pulled out of the war it left the fighting to be concentrated on one front. Also the ethnic minorities that were delcaring independence from Austria-Hungary gave the central powers something more to worry about. The central powers became weaker as less and less people were complying with them and the allies grew stronger when the U.S. was brought into the fighting.
ReplyDeleteI believe the war at sea was the most important in contributing to the victory of the Allies.
ReplyDeleteThis is largely significant, as developments in the war at sea seemed to parallel developments in the whole of the war. When the Germans first debuted unrestricted submarine warfare, their far-reaching effects helped the Germans to turn the tide of the war in their favor, and the Allies sufferd from the effects of the strangled trade lines. Before this, Allied efforts to strangle all trade with Germany (as led by the British Navy) were very successfull, and helped the Allies gain momentum in the early stages of the war. When Germany bowed to pressure to Un-restricted U-Boat warfare, the overall German effort declined. When the Kaiser ordered restrictions to be lifted, then the state of Germany in the war improved...
The importance of naval warfare can also be supported, because America's entry into WWI came about primarily as an effect of sea attacks.
I believe that the war at sea was most important to the allied victory of WWI. Britain had the largest and strongest navy during the war, and blockaded the North Sea so that Germany could have no imports or exports. Germany was weakened by the blockade, and the only way to counter it was with unrestricted submarine warfare. Even though this tactic seemed to work for the first few months, it eventually led to bringing the United States into the war. If germany didn't resume unrestricted submarine warfare, the United States would have remained neutral, and the Central Powers would have had a better chance of winning the war. So Germany's naval decisions led to the bringing of the US into the war, which eventually led to an allied victory in World War I.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the most significant factor in the victory of the Allies was the naval strategies of the Germans. The ground war between the two sides consisted mostly of trench warfare, most of which resulted in stalemates between the two sides. These stalemates were not winning the war for either side.
ReplyDeleteThe naval strategy of Germany included at various times the use of unrestricted submarine warfare which they used to sink enemy ships without warning. They were asked to stop this, and did for a while but they eventually took they began to do it again. This renewed use of unrestricted submarine warfare is what brought the United States into the war. The fresh supply of troops and resources that the U.S. brought to the Allies was the factor that pushed the Allies to victory.
I think the war on land contributed to the end of the war because it broke down both sides, there wasn't anyone that really advanced during trench warfare. Even though they were evenly matched, the killing of all the troops affected the homefront war, less people wanted to support a war that caused so many lives to be lost. The unrestriced submarine warfare didn't contribute to the end of WWI, it set the world back further. The allied powers grew as more supported them the same time the central powers shrank for the opposite reason, this also contributed to the end of war.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, the war on sea played the most important role in the victory of the allied powers. The British naval blockade prevented the US from selling arms to Germany as well as blocked Germany's access to the sea. World War One was primarily a war of attrition and the blockade is very successful in this type of war. Once Germany runs out of supplies, it would have to surrender.
ReplyDeleteBy placing the blockade on Germany, the Allies could guarantee American support and resouces. This led to America joining the war on the side of the allies which was the turing point of the war. After American intervention, it was sure that the Allies would defeat the Central powers. Therefore, the war at sea was the most important because in the grand scheme of things, it allowed the Allies to be victorious in World War One.
The war on land and the war at sea are of equal importance as they both contributed to a stalemate. One significant battle was the battle at Gallipoli. The goal of this attack was to destroy the Turkish offensives facing the waterways and to weaken Central Powers by creating a new war zone that might offer a swifter victory than the trench warfare. The war at sea did have some flaws to it, as British naval gunners fired at their own army, because there was a misunderstanding about the summit being secured. Miscommunication played a huge role in WWI. The Battle of Jutland proved that a blockade can alter a country's balance due to a lack of resources. Also, Germany's trying to aid Ireland failed due to the German boat being sunk with all of its 200,000 guns and 1 million rounds of ammunition. The war on sea was a risky decision for countries.
ReplyDeleteOn land, hundreds of thousands of men died due to new technology being created, but not perfected. A lot of deaths that arose from WWI were due to the technology used, it was "too advanced" for that time era, or at least no one knew how to fully use it to its capacity. I think that countries were too concerned with making the next big thing, that they lost focus in how their weapons would defeat the enemy. While both the war on land and the war at sea had flaws, it is hard to argue that one was essentially more significant than another.
I feel as though the war at sea was the main downfall of the Central Powers. The war on land was in a constant state of stagnancy. There was a stalemate on both the western and eastern fronts. Even though new technology was being utilized such as gas, and heavy machine gun fire, eventually each side developed this technology. Thus the trenches won out, and this type of defensive war was not useful for striking a major offensive. With the development of new technologies, there were more casualties and deaths, but no real advancement of the overall war effort. As soon as Germany started their policy of submarine warfare, and especially when they made it unrestricted, that's when the real action started happening. Germany's submarine attacks further antagonized Great Britain, and caused Great Britain to have a strong blockade, so that no supplies from the United States could get through the North Sea. When Germany attacked a U.S. liner, that brought the U.S. into the war. Even though several countries on both sides had issues with unrest among the civilian population regarding the war, this was not as big of a factor as naval battles.
ReplyDeleteThe naval strategies that were used were the most important factor in the victory of the Allied Powers and the defeat of the Central Powers. The two driving nations during the war of attrition were Great Britain and Germany, both of which depended on sea trade to stay in the war. If either of these two powers were to drop out of the war due to a shortage of supplies, her side would inevitably lose. In addition to this, Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare drew the U.S.A. into the war on the Allies' side.
ReplyDeleteThe war at sea really changed the tides of the war as a whole. Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare drew the United States into a war they otherwise might not have joined. It doesn’t make sense however, for Germany to have wanted the Americans to join the war. Perhaps the use of U-boats was the ultimate demise of Germany, even though at first they seemed to put Germany ahead. Once the United States joined war, the home front played more of a significant role. The United States was able to provide a great amount of support for the Allies both with supplies and morale.
ReplyDeletei belive both the war at sea and the war on lad decided very large parts of the war. with the war at sea and the stratiges used with the blockade of germany with them not geting suplies to there ports to get the suplies to there fronts this would have made the war on land hard for the germans to continue with no suplies. the trench warfare worked for keeping a good defensive stance but had no offence, but when the americans joined the war with the fresh troups agaist the fatiged germans decided the war in a way makeing the germans surender so to me both the war at sea and land both decided the war
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