HIS103Y1 Lecture Notes - Zimmermann Telegram, U-Boat, David Lloyd George
Document Summary
Circumventing the western front was unsuccessful for the allies. Germany how to break the royal navy unrestricted submarine warfare u-boat sink any boat, regardless of nation, in n. atlantic to starve out great britain. Lloyd george forced admiralty to set up convoys for merchant ships great britain counter-measures beat back u-boat threat. U-boat strategy failed because did not consider possible counter-measures. U-boat strategy also risked war with the us. Zimmermann telegram germany offers mexico an alliance against the u. s. This top secret telegram was intercepted by great britain intelligence handed to woodrow. Next march 1917 american ships, lusitania, with high casualties sunk april 1917 us declares war on central powers. America not yet ready for war, but defeats u-boat campaign: us merchant companies and fleet at the availability of the allies. Failed french offensive at chemin des dames starts mutiny not against the war, but the war it was fought. " french go on defensive.
