Why did the Germans attack the U.S during WW1????

Please help asap!


I know Germany attacked U.S Merchant boats but why did they do it.


I thought it was becuase it they found out the the U.S was helping Great Britain by selling war items but i cant find any info on it..


if you can help pleas do i really need it!!!!


Thank You
Why did the Germans attack the U.S during WW1????
we said we kick *** and they said lets party
Why did the Germans attack the U.S during WW1????
they didnt, japan did, germany didnt attack us untill we attacked them








lol, i was thinkin of ww2
Reply:Wikipedia, read through it, and do your own damn homework.





Marko, you're thinking of WWII.
Reply:We were sending war munitions to Britain and in general supporting the British war effort. Although the US officially was neutral, it in fact favored the British.
Reply:The Germans said any ship going to Briatain is a potential target so stay away. The US said that violates the right to freely trade and were also shipping in lots of ammo and arms to help the British.





So US ships ended up running the U boat blockade and ineveitably some of them were sunk-notably the Lusitania, which blew up and sank so quickly because it was loaded with ammotal, despite the US assurances that it was a peaceful, innocent passenger ship.
Reply:Yes Germans attacked US ships because US ships were supplying britain.
Reply:German U-boats attempted to cut the supply lines between North America and Britain. The nature of submarine warfare meant that attacks often came without warning, giving the crews of the merchant ships little hope of survival. The United States launched a protest, and Germany modified its rules of engagement. After the infamous sinking of the passenger ship RMS Lusitania in 1915, Germany promised not to target passenger liners, while Britain armed its merchant ships. Finally, in early 1917 Germany adopted a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare, realizing the Americans would eventually enter the war.[31] Germany sought to strangle Allied sea lanes before the U.S. could transport a large army overseas.
Reply:that's ww2 and to stop resupplying britian with much needed raw materials. this could help you out. http://www.worldwar2database.com/html/at...
Reply:We were supplying Britain with weapons and arms. The Germans were supposed to fire across the bow of a suspected ship and then search the ship for arms. The Germans instead fired on the ships with torpedoes without warning because the only ships that can get by the British fleet were submarines. The submarines have only torpedoes.
Reply:Germany was blockading Great Britain, just as the British were blockading Germany. International conventions hadn't quite caught up with the reality of modern warfare, but the Germans did warn the US in advance when they extended their blockade to include foreign-flagged ships. It's an open question whether Germany was the aggressor in firing on American shipping, or if the American ships were the aggressors in sailing into a wartime port under blockade.