<span>In 1917, Germany, determined to win its war of
attrition against the Allies, announced the resumption of unrestricted
warfare in war-zone waters. Three days later, the United States broke diplomatic relations with Germany, and just hours after that the American liner Housatonic was sunk by a German U-boat.</span>
World War I. Main article: U-boat Campaign (World War I)
See also: Mediterranean U-boat Campaign (World War I)
<span>Submarine warfare in World War I was primarily a fight between </span>German<span> and Austro-Hungarian U-boats and Atlantic supply convoys bound for the </span>United Kingdom<span>, </span>France<span>, and </span>Russia<span>.</span>
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