1. First Battle of the
Atlantic

2. Britain is just a big island...
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Since Britain is an island, they
need to have access to the
seas for everything
Germany and Britain were
fighting over the Atlantic, if
Germany had beaten Britain
would have had no way of
communicating with the outside
world
This would have crippled
Britain and the Allies

3. Overview of Battle
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Started in 1914, first of many wars
Germans had been sinking boats
with submarines which angered
Britain
Germany wanted control of the water
around Britain, crippling Britain

4. New Technology
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In this battle a new way of fighting was introduced.
Germans used submarines in order to win the
battle against the British.
The British had battleships but would easily be
destroyed by a submarine’s torpedo.
This gave the Germans an advantage because the
submarines were cheaper to manufacture.

5. Sinking of Lusitania
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Departed from New York and
was shot on the way to
Liverpool by the Germans
The Germans had announced
that they would attack any ship
in these waters
Ship was hit and sunk in 18
minutes, most died on the boat

6. Results
❏ In the end, Britain won and
kept control of the waters
❏ The sinking of the Lusitania
also caused lots of
propaganda for joining the war
(US)

7. Sources
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http://www.bbc.co.
uk/history/worldwars/wwone/battle_atlantic_ww1_01.shtml#seven
http://www.pbs.org/lostliners/lusitania.html
Mr. Drury