World history/WHME103/WWII impact/Atlantic

Reading

U-boat

Read the below article. As you do so, consider the following questions:

• What was the Battle of the Atlantic?

• Why were the German U-boats such a threat?

Helen Cleary, 'Battle of the Atlantic', BBC History, 17 February 2011.

Demonstrate your knowledge from this reading by completing the below sentence in WEnotes:

• The Battle of the Atlantic was so important because ...

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