What do historians mean when they talk about the “Race to the Sea”?
a) In 1914, the German and Allied armies repeatedly tried to outflank each other until they reached the North Sea and could go no farther.
b) The British Navy and the German U-boats competed for control of the Atlantic Ocean, particularly the North Sea and the English Channel.
Consider This: How did the collapse of the Schlieffen Plan contribute to the Race to the Sea? See 11.2: Into the Quagmire.
c) On the eastern front, the Russians tracked the Germans relentlessly to protect their access to warm water ports on the Baltic.
Consider This: How did the collapse of the Schlieffen Plan contribute to the Race to the Sea? See 11.2: Into the Quagmire.
d) The British, throughout 1914 and 1915, sought to convince the Americans to concentrate the U.S. Navy in the Atlantic to protect British shipping.
Consider This: How did the collapse of the Schlieffen Plan contribute to the Race to the Sea? See 11.2: Into the Quagmire.
a) In 1914, the German and Allied armies repeatedly tried to outflank each other until they reached the North Sea and could go no farther.
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