ne times large asthe navies on the German side. All ships entering the continent were searched and any supplies headingto Germany were confiscated and sent elsewhere. Because the Germans could not compete with such a large outfit they started to produce theirnotourious submarines again, which gave them quite an edge in the first World War. The Sea Wolves,as they were called, reaked havoc on the Allied ships. After only three months of war, a total of 134 ships were lost on all sides, with about seventy five of these being from the British navy alone. At this time, the British announced that as of December 4th, all German exports, regardless of ownership or the carrierwould be seized. This brought forth protests from countries that chose to remain neutral and even threats of retalliation from Japan. By the end of the year, German exports had been cut in half.In the first nine months of the war, no important developments were made by either side. In the first weeks of the war, the French made advancements into no man's land but with the arrival of Germanre-inforcements in the West after the conquest of Poland, they were pushed back across their border.The Germans, under strict orders, were not to invade on any French soil. This was Hitler's attempt to force Britain and France to peace without him having to give up Poland or Czechoslovakia. His attemptsfailed. In just a few short months, Hitler and his troops invaded Poland, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Luxemburg and on June 25th, 1940, even France were forced to lay down their arms to the growing German army in order to save their own people from death on their own soil. With help from the Allies, to no avail though, the Germans still won the battles and occupied these areas.U.S. INVOLVEMENT IN THE WARThe whole while war had been waging in Europe, the United States took a neutral stand. The U.S., like Great Britain, had hoped to avoid bringing the horrors of war to it's people agai...
