Many factors in the war contributed to the Allied victory in 1918, one of them being the war at sea It is important to compare the effectiveness of warfare at sea with other factors affecting Allied victory in World War I; these factors being the entry into the war of the United States, the war on land, the war in the air and the development of weapons. I will try to assess the extent to which the war at sea was the most important reason for the Allied victory, as I believe it was the most important factor that helped the Allies win the war in 1918. Naval tactics used by both sides played a very important role in World War I. The British navy, which was stronger than the German navy, went to great lengths to maintain control of the sea, tying up the German fleets in their ports, while Germany isolated parts of the British fleet in order to weaken them. The only key naval battle between 1914 and 1918 took place in May 1916: the Battle of Jutland, which is often considered a British victory due to the fact that after the battle the German fleet "fled" and remained in its ports for the remainder of the war. the war. Despite this, Britain lost around three times as many men and lost more ships than Germany. However, Britain was much more successful in using blockades to its advantage, preventing supplies from entering Germany, thus weakening the country's military and civilians. The convoy systems were also effective in ensuring that Germany would not be able to retaliate against this action. The war fought at sea was described by John Laffin in "Butchers and Bunglers of the First World War" as playing "the most decisive role in victory." the war. He claimed he had 'impo...... middle of paper...... Allies. In 1933, Prime Minister Lloyd George wrote in his war memoirs: “The conclusion is inescapable: Germany and her allies were defeated on the field. » Despite this, I believe, unlike the Prime Minister, that without a Germany already unstable due to lack of resources and food, the war on land would not have succeeded in pushing Germany into capitulation. From the evidence I used, I drew the conclusion that each factor was important to winning the war and that without each of them the Allies may not have been victorious. Nonetheless, based on my research, the war at sea was the most important reason why the Allies won the war, followed by the United States' entry into the war and the war on land respectively, because each factor It wouldn't have been as effective if it had been. t for the devastation of Germany by the naval tactics used by the British.