After the Lusitania was sunk on May 7,1915 President Wilson sent four diplomatic protests to Germany. The Secretary of State, William Bryan Jennings, believed that the president was using the crisis as an excuse to enter the war.
"There is such a thing as a man being too proud to fight. There is such a thing as a nation being too right that it does not need to convince others by force."
Wilson was very unhappy about the sinking of the Lusitania. and although this did not bring them to war it still and an impact on the ww1. Wilson started a protest to rebill against Germany
Nothing. He knew that the ship was carrying war materials- munitions. He did open closer relations with Great Britian, which resulted in W. J. Bryan resigning as Sec of State.
The US enters in WW1
The RMS Lusitania
Germany claimed the Lusitania had weapons on board.
not to happy at first
Germany claimed the Lusitania had weapons on board.
The Lusitania was torpedoed by the German submarine U20 on 7 May 1915. 1198 people, including 124 US citizens, died in the sinking.
President Wilson was not happy about the sinking of Lusitania but did nothing. This is because President Wilson knew that it was carrying munitions.
Germany
He called for "peace without victory".
The Germans sunk several ships while Wilson was President, but the most momentous sinking so far as the US was concerned was the sinking of the passenger ship, The Lusitania by German U-boats on May 7, 1915, killing 1198.
He threatened to break off diplomatic relations with Germany.
He threatened to break off diplomatic relations with Germany.
He threatened to break off diplomatic relations with Germany.
He threatened to break off diplomatic relations with Germany.
Germany claimed the Lusitania had weapons on board.
The cast of Sinking the Lusitania - 2001 includes: Will Lyman as Narrator
because it was .
The RMS Lusitania