Why did the allies win/ Germany lose the war in 1918?

Some people would say that the fact that the USA entered the war in 1917 was the main reason why Germany lost the war in 1918. This is because when America entered the war they brought 1.15 million soldiers making the British army/ side much bigger and stronger than it had been before – which now meant that Germany were outnumbered. It also meant that the allies (British) had much better weapons as the Americans brought them over with them. The Americans had good weapons because they had a lot of money and could afford to buy new technology and the best of the best. However when America entered the war it took them a long time to build up their army where it was needed in France and by this time Russia retreated giving Germany the perfect opportunity to move more troops into France and once again gain power of the war. So America going into the war wasn’t important in Germany loosing the war because Germany ended up coming out on top because the Russians retreated making both sides almost equal again. This shows that this was not the main reason that Germany lost the war because at the end of this the Germans were equal with the allies.

Another reason which would contribute to Germany loosing the war would be because of Allies and technology. In 1918 the allies had amazing communications and transport systems, they also had really good strong machinery which didn’t break down – the allies also could/ did improve their machinery/ weapons regularly. The allies weapons were great they were accurate and smart in the way they had been designed e.g. Planes dropping bombs and big guns could create smoke screen so that they could begin an attack without being noticed until it was too late. The allies had motorized machine guns which were important because it was extremely rare for anyone to get past a machine gun because they were so good- Fast and powerful that it was impossible to avoid it without being shot. While the allies had all of the powerful and sustainable machinery and weapons the Germans couldn’t improve the weapons they did have, import any new weapons and the weapons they did have were breaking so they were running out. The Germans couldn’t improve or import weapons because of the blockade that the British caused so Germany were being overpowered again. This shows that this is a very important reason for Germany loosing the war because the allies were much better than them with food and weapons and without good weapons and strong men then the allies who were strong could easily push over the Germans. However in my opinion this wasn’t the most important.

Also another reason to Germany loosing the could be lack of morale because the Germans began to realize that they were being overpowered by their allies because of they new weapons and more accurate machinery and that they had food to keep them strong. The Germans had to retreat from France because they were too weak and would have no chance if Britain attacked due to the fact that even though Germany were doing extremely well (advancing quickly) they were going too quick and the ammunition and food they did have was being brought forward slower than what they needed it to be. Also Germany had lost a heap loads of men compared to the allies; Germany had lost about 880,000 men by the end of July so most of the German men left fighting were the weaker ones (they were weak anyways due to their lack of food). Again because of the Germans loosing and the soldiers realizing it their morale lowered because they knew they were going to lose so what was the point in them carry on fighting so many surrendered before allies killed them, which is most probably what would have happened if they had carried on. This is an important reason for Germany loosing the war because the German soldiers began to give up meaning that their army was becoming even smaller and therefore even weaker than before again meaning that the allies were more powerful which is why the Germans eventually retreated (because they had no hope).

In my opinion the most important reason for Germany loosing the war was the British blockade. In 1915 the British had an idea to block off all of the German ports in order to stop Germany from importing anything. This not only had an effect on the German civilians but also the German army. By the second year of the war the German imports had dropped by around half of what they had been before. By the British blocking the ports the Germans found it extremely hard to try and import food and so they became weak, any food they did have had to be eaten wisely. Soon later the imports became so bad that the only food they had was turnips so everyone was panicking for food. This meant that the army couldn’t have any food either because there was literally none so the army became weak and ill and could barely fight without dying from starvation first. Not only could the Germans not import food but they couldn’t import and weapons or machinery this meant that the allies had better weapons than the Germans because they had access to new weapons and could improve their weapons however the British took any weapons which were trying to be imported to the Germans and kept them for themselves. This meant that the Germans were unable to defend themselves properly in the event of a attack because their weapons were of a poor quality- not even their tanks worked without falling over, getting stuck in the mud or just generally breaking down. So yes this is an important reason why the Germans lost the war because they couldn’t get anything they needed.

In conclusion all of the reasons are as important as each other when talking about why Germany lost the war. Each reason sparked off each other. If the British hadn’t blocked off the German ports then the Germans would have been able to have access to the bare necessities that they needed such as food (which they needed to survive and keep strong in order to fight) and weapons (because they desperately needed repairing however they couldn’t be due to not having the access to them any longer). If the blockade wouldn’t have happened then they would have everything they needed, however because it did happen the Germans had nothing, and soon later the Germans realized that because they had nothing they were obviously going to loose because the allies had access to everything they needed this led to the Germans lowered morale which eventually made them surrender and loose the war.