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Impact of the Atlantic Ocean during World War II:
Battle of the Atlantic
The passage way from Europe to the Atlantic became critical during the war. Britain bein an island, relied heavily on its imports, which largely came from the United States. Since the German forces decided to create blockades and start sinking ships, British and American commerce took huge negative impacts. The Atlantic had only been known for its hazardous weather conditions in crossing, yet now German submarine fleets were terrorizing the Mid-Atlantic. The British could no longer travel across the Atlantic as they once were able to do so effortlessly (with exception to the terrible weather that plagued numerous English ships). In order to cross the Atlantic the British began using naval convoys as a means of protection against the Wolf packs of Nazi U-boats (submarines). For Germany their U-boats were very effective. They brought terror to the sea and literally helped give them the element of surprise. British ships would be cruising the Atlantic ocean and then BOOM, next thing they knew they were hit with a torpedo missile and either rapidly sinking or slowly fading to their demise. As mentioned above, the German attacks mainly came in the Mid-Atlantic, as ships traveling out of American and British waters could easily be protected by aerial forces. However, once out in the middle of this vast Atlantic sea, it was much harder to request protection that far away from land. The great impact within the Atlantic ocean comes through the game in the Mid-Atlantic waters that Germany played by sinking all that crossed their path, and would become very crucial and drastically impact the war. It was in fact the German U-boats gall to sink ships with Americans on them that ultimately led to America declaring war and blasting there forces not only into the Atlantic but also over in Europe as well.