The impact of the Mid-Atlantic naval battle between Britain and Germany was undoubtedly far-reaching. Not only did it show Germany that the Royal Navy was strong on the outside but weak within, it also made the Royal Navy realize that they were very likely to lose this war.
This forced the British to start thinking of other ways to reverse their disadvantage and win the war.
On the morning of September 6, the British Ambassador urgently requested a meeting with US Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan.
"Good day, Mr. Secretary!" Compared to before, the British Ambassador's face held far less pride and considerably more humility. In the past, the British had always looked at Americans as though they were country bumpkins or newly rich upstarts.
Historically, the United States had been a British colony. Although the British had been defeated in the American War of Independence and had no choice but to hold their noses and acknowledge American independence, that had been due to many factors. If France had not also been fighting Britain across the world at the time, preventing Britain from using its full strength to suppress American resistance, perhaps the Americans would never have won the War of Independence, and there would be no United States of America today.
"Good day, Your Excellency." A trace of surprise flashed through Secretary of State Bryan's eyes. The United States had not yet learned that the British Navy had lost the naval battle.
"Mr. Secretary, I have been ordered to request support from the United States of America. The war now underway has left the British Empire feeling somewhat unequal to the task. Especially after the Germans despicably adopted commerce raiding warfare, our maritime supply lines now face the danger of being cut off. The British government wishes to