The battle of Jutland (15h 45min, may 31, 1916 y – 6h 53min, jun 1, 1916 y)
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A naval battle fought by the British Royal Navy's Grand Fleet against the Imperial German Navy's High Seas Fleet.
The navalists took control in the Senate, broke the House coalition, and authorized a rapid three-year buildup of all classes of warships. A new weapons system, naval aviation, received $3.5 million, and the government was authorized to build its own armour-plate factory.
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