Respuesta :

Germany were the ones who challenged great britain for supremacy of the seas before world war 1 started.

Answer:

The German Reich

Explanation:

The quick industrialiation led first by England came to clash with the German Empire of Bismarck, as both nations were competitors for the first time in the international markets, they also extended the conflict to the seas.

The innovations of applying the technology of the beggining XX century resulted in modern fleets that soon were battleships.

The Germans developed a modern fleet and also began developing what later in the aftermath of WWI would be the U boots. The prototypes of submarines. Thie fierce competition challenged the status quo.

England say a threat to mantaining the supremacy of the seas and eventually losing its status as the world s superpower.