Question

Why was control of the Atlantic Ocean essential to Great Britain's success in World War 2

Answer 1

Control of the Atlantic Ocean was essential to Great Britain’s success in World War II because D. Britain was an island nation dependent "on shipping for the supplies it needed." Without access to Atlantic shipping lanes, Britain would have starved and been without war supplies from the Americans. hope that helps

Answer 2

Britain was an island nation dependent on trading to keep its economy strong.

Step-by-step explanation:

Throughout the Second World War, Great Britain required to import raw materials, food, weapons and other things that were essential to the war effort. Since much of these goods reached across the Atlantic from the Americas and the remaining come either through the Suez Canal to Britain or nearby South Africa then by the South and then North Atlantic to Great Britain. Therefore, the control of the Atlantic Ocean was essential for Britain to ship in the resources to sustain the war due to German U-boat and exterior submarine movements.