The War at Sea

In 1914 the Royal Navy expected that there would be major battles with the German High Seas Fleeet. Instead they
1. chased German raiders, tried to eliminate von Spee's squadron in the Falklands and had one major batte at Dogger Bank in 1915.
2. chased German invaders, tried to become mates with von Spee and bought a dog in 1915.
3. raided the German bases on the Falkland Isands, and had a major battle with von Spee at Dogger Bank in 1915.
4. raided Dogger Bank to raise money for refugees stuck on Dogger Bank with von Spee in 1915
The Germans began submarine warfare in
1. 1914
2. 1915
3. 1916
4. 1918
Lusitania was sunk because
1. The Germans were deliberately trying to get the USA involved in the war
2. The Germans were following an unrestricted campaign of U-boat warfare against the USA
3. The Americans were openly shipping arms to the British using Lusitanian cargo vessels
4. The Americans were discretely shipping arms to the British using passenger liners so that they could continue the pretence of neutrality.
Contraband
1. is a South American blues band whose memebers are former resistance fighters.
2. is a brand of naval margarine which contrary to popular belief does not taste like butter
3. is illegal cargo that one country or person tries to smuggle across a border into another country
4. is a type of cargo, often illegal, that is specially bound with metal bands in order to keep it secure
The Battle of Jutland, 1916
1. was the only major sea battle in WW1. In dense fog the British fleet found itself between the Germans and the German coast.
2. was the only major sea battle in WW1. In dense fog the German fleet found itself between the British and the British coast
3. was the only major sea battle in WW1. In dense fog off the German coast the German fleet lost twice as many men and ships than the British fleet.
4. Was the only major sea battle in WW1. In dense fog the British had a decisive victory over the German fleet off the coast of Britain.
In the Battle of Jutland the German High Seas Fleet
1. broke off the action after losing more ships than the British.
2. retuned to port for reinforcements, later going on to fight many important battles.
3. sank so many British ships that the Royal Navy returned to port never to leave again during WW1.
4. broke off the action first and returned to port, never to leave again.
From 1916 the Royal Navy controlled the seas. Its functions now were
1. to ferry American soldiers to the Western Front and blockade Germany to stop supplies getting through.
2. to blockade the German ports and sink Australian ships carrying supplies to the Russians
3. to blockade Germany, preventing vital supplies getting through and to escort convoys across the Atlantic
4. to blockade German, preventing vital supplies getting through and to escort convoys across the Pacific
The campaign of unrestricted U-boat warfare
1. resulted in over 875,000 tonnes of shipping being sunk
2. resulted in over 100,000 tonnes of shipping being sunk
3. resulted in over 875 shipps being lost with the death of 10,000 men
4. was devestatingly effective due to the convoy system.
The convoy system was pushed by
1. the admiralty but resisted by Lloyd George
2. pushed by Churchill and resisted by Lloyd George and the cabinet
3. pushed by Lloyd George, the head of the admiralty, but resisted by the Prime Minister, Churchill
4. pushed by Lloyd George and resisted by the admiralty.
The British Admiralty did not want its ships tied to merchantment
1. because they thought they should be bombarding the Turkish forts in the Dardanelles
2. because they thought they should be on the lookout for the German High Seas Fleet
3. because they thought they should be setting mines around the coast of Europe
4. because they though such an action was cowardly and imoral.
By October 1917 the British Navy had
1. sunk more many U-boats in the Dardanelles, effectively attacked Istanbul and knocked Turkey out of the war
2. sunk more than 100 German U-boats
3. lost so many ships that it was no longer and effective threat to the German High Sea Fleet
4. had successfully ended the threat to the convoys from German U-boats by sinking more than 50 submarines.
Allied blockades of Germany helped the war effort by
1. preventing Germans deserting and leaving the various fronts
2. preventing Germans bringining in reinforcements from overseas territories
3. preventing the Germans from obtaining sufficient supplies - both raw materials and food stuffs
4. preventing the Germans earning much needed export revenue from shipments of raw materials and food stuffs to their allies.

The War at Sea

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