The term "First World War" was first used in September 1914 by the German philosopher Ernst Haeckel, who claimed that "there is no doubt that the course and character of the feared 'European War' ... will become the first world war in the full sense of the word."[20] The First ...
These watercraft were used for daily leisure but soon became the focal point of carnivals held by internees, during which vessels were elaborately embellished to appear as gondolas, submarines, bi-planes, models of famous German yachts and clippers, dragons and even a shark. Such fantasy craft ...
These deadly German submarines dominated the waters in both WWI and WWII. Watch now 3:28 minTV-PG The One Thing You Should Know About WWI The story of World War I is vast and intricate, but if you had to know just one thing about World War I, what would it be? Watch now Stories...
German submarines sunk the Lusitania killing 128 Americans and Germany sent Zimmerman telegram to Mexico asking them to join the war what were the reasons that the United States entered WW1? they lose large numbers of troops before giving up and returning to Russian territory and they had problem...
World War II had started, and British ships were always watching for German submarines called U-boats. The ship Ben Lomond had left Cape Town, South Africa, with a crew of 55, including a young officer named Poon Lim. On November 23, 1942, Ben Lomond was attacked by a U-boat. Within...
Submarines (U-boats) ships that traveled underwater, German U-boats attacked British ships and sank the Lusitania battle ships the largest and most heavily armored type of warship, allowed troops to attack other ships and land targets. Tanks Heavy armored vehicle which could travel over barbed wi...
German chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg rebuked Britain’s ambassador to Berlin: “Just for a scrap of paper, Britain is going to make war on a kindred nation.” That amoral disregard for scraps of paper was one reason Europe’s Armageddon had begun.When Sir Edward Grey, Britain’s foreign ...
to be called the Hundred Days Offensive, the Battle of Amiens sees one of the most successful advances of World War I, with Allied troops securing more than eight miles in the conflict’s first fog-covered day, later called "the black day of the German Army" by General Erich Ludendorff....
German submarines already constituted an act of war against Germany. Finally, by their actions, the Germans had demonstrated that they had no interest in seeking a peaceful end to the conflict. These reasons contributed to President Wilson’s decision to ask Congress to declare war against Germany...
mid-March German submarines sank three U.S. merchant ships, with heavy loss of life. Wilson called a special session of Congress for April 2 and asked for a declaration of war on Germany. Congress obliged, and on April 6, 1917, Wilson signed the declaration....