Was the war at sea more decisive than the western front in world war 1?

Question

Explain to me why

Answer 1

NO. The main sea battle was the battle of Jutland

Fourteen British and eleven German ships were sunk with great loss of life. Jellicoe tried to cut the Germans off from their base in the hope of continuing the battle in the morning, but under cover of darkness Scheer crossed the wake of the British fleet and returned to port.

For the British, the outcome was a marginal tactical gain. Although they had lost more ships and had not destroyed the German fleet as intended, the Germans had retreated to port and the British were in command of the area. At a strategic level the outcome was more clear cut. The damaged British ships were restored to operational use more quickly than the German ships. However, the High Seas Fleet remained active and its presence as a fleet in being prevented a complete blockade of Germany.

It was a stalemate with German Fleet in PORT.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Jutland

The land war ended after 4 years of stalemate,on August 15, General Haig called a halt and began planning a new offensive in Albert. This Second Battle of the Somme began on August 21. Some 130,000 United States troops were involved, along with soldiers from Third and Fourth British Armies. It was an overwhelming success for the Allies. The Second German Army was pushed back over a 55 kilometer (34 mi) front, and by September 2, the Germans were back to the Hindenburg Line, which was their starting point in 1914.

Ludendorff had decided, by October 1, that Germany had two ways out of the War—total annihilation or an armistice.

The German army could no longer fight. Americans were arriving and the Germans had run out of men horses and equipment.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I

Answer 2

Unrestricted submarine warfare threatened the economy and industrial capability of England. Huge ammount of tonnage were being sunk each month and at a level England could not sustain.
They were losing ships faster then could be replaced.
One could argue the German Uboat offensive acted as a catalyst that turned American sentiment against Germany after 1915 with the torpedoing of the Lusitainia off Old Head of Kinsale.

By 1917 American freighters were mounting 3 and 5 inch guns with Navy gun crews in response to Germany's offensive extending to US ships as well. By April 1917 with mounting losses of American ships in response to outrage of the American public, Woodrow Wilson felt compelled to declare war. With America's entry, the stalement in France begin to tip away from the Central Powers.

After that it was just a matter of time before Germany would be be defeated. Germany's use of Submarines in effect hastened
America's entry into the war. We can not declare sea power won the war alone, but convoys of American material, army units, and assisted naval combat vessels contributed greatly
to Germany's defeat. The land war could have ground on for more years.

Answer 3

World War I? Definitely land battles. The navel defenses if any were insufficiently developed to have had any influence.
This was a gruesome hand to hand combat situation.

Answer 4

land land land