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1
Q

Why were over 1,200 US ships and twice as many British ships painted during WWI?

A

To make it harder for German torpedoes to sink them because they would be camouflaged and confuse the German submarine crews about the ships’ direction and speed

2
Q

Who was Germany’s strongest opponent in WWI?

A

Britain

3
Q

Why did Germany start using U-boats to sink the United Kingdom’s non-fighting ships rather than just the fighting ships?

A

Because many of those boats carried food to Britain so Germany thought if they destroyed all of Britain’s food, they would starve and surrender

4
Q

What did U-boat stand for?

A

Undersea boat

5
Q

What did the British government call Norman Wilkinson’s idea to paint the boats?

A

Dazzle

6
Q

What country ended up surrendering in WWI in 1918?

A

Germany

7
Q

How many years did WWI last?

A

4 years (from 1914-1918)

8
Q

Why did the Germans need to know the direction the ships were headed?

A

The torpedoes weren’t very fast. So, the Germans would fire the torpedo towards the spot where they expected the ship to be by the time the torpedo arrived.

9
Q

Initially the Germans only tried to sink fighting ships. What did they hope to accomplish by sinking non-fighting ships?

A

They were trying to starve Great Britain (England) by stopping food from coming into ports.

10
Q

What did the British hope swimmers could do to stop submarine attacks?

A

They thought they could smash the periscopes with hammers.

11
Q

If the designs on the ships were not meant to make the ships difficult to see what was the purpose?

A

It was to confuse the enemy from trying to figure out the direction and speed in which the ships were going.

12
Q

To help decide which designs would confuse the Germans, who did Wilkinson ask to look through a periscope to see if the designs disguised the direction of the ships?

A

King George V (Accept: the king [of England/UK])