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The large British passenger liner RMS Lusitania, in May 1915. Over 1500 total were killed. For more than fifty years after the war the British kept secret the fact the the ship was carrying tons of explosive guncotton and millions of rounds of rifle ammunition to England in her cargo hold, which made her a legitimate target. The German submarine commander could not have known this though. Outrage over this incident caused the Germans to cease for a time "unrestricted submarine warfare", and moved the US closer to entering the war against Germany. When the Germans resumed "unrestricted submarine warfare" at the start of 1917 they knew this move would likely cause the US to enter the war, but they were taking a gamble that they could win the war before the US could get an army to France and change the outcome.
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What ship was blown up possibly starting World War 1?
The sinking of the British ship Lusitania was possible the reason the US decided to become involved in World War 1. The ship had American passengers on board when it was attacked.
What ship was sunk by a luxury liner in World War 2?
The Curacao was sunk by the QE 2
What was the name of the first ship US civilian ship to be sunk by a German submarine?
There is no ship known, it is not the Lusitania, which was an English ship.
How did torpedoes affect World War 1?
It gave Germany a weapon against the large british fleet and brought the u.s. into the war when Germany fired a torpedo and sunk an american ship carrying produce into england.
Most famous ship sunk during world war 1?
The Lusitania.
What was the British ship sunk by Germans during World War 1 name?
The Bismarck .
What was the first ship sunk by the German ship Graf Spee during World War 2?
Clement
What ship was blown up possibly starting World War 1?
The sinking of the British ship Lusitania was possible the reason the US decided to become involved in World War 1. The ship had American passengers on board when it was attacked.
On which british ship did 128 American pasengers die on in World War 1?
Lusitania, sunk by a U boat in 1915
The british luxury ship lusitania was sunk by?
a German U-boat.
Why did the German warship bismark sink?
It got sunk because the bismark sunk the flag ship of the royal navy,(Hood), the british then sent every war ship available to sink bismark. At 9.00am on the 21st of may, the bismark was sunk by the british ships.
What was the name of the Confederate ship that first sunk an enemy ship?
the siege
What ship was sunk by a luxury liner in World War 2?
The Curacao was sunk by the QE 2
What event convinced the US get to enter World War 1?
The death of Americans that were passengers aboard the British ship Lusitania when it was sunk by a German submarine.
British passenger ship sunk by German submarine in1915?
RMS Lusitania (RMS stands for Royal Mail Ship).
What was the name of the first ship US civilian ship to be sunk by a German submarine?
There is no ship known, it is not the Lusitania, which was an English ship.
What is a sentence for lusitania?
The Lusitania was a British ship which was sunk by a German submarine on May 7, 1915
