There are 2 possible ways to answer this question.1. A fleet of American transport ships heading to Britan was sunk by German U-boats2. The American fleet liner Lustiana was sunk by a German U-boat.These 2 answers were sunk by the same thing U-BOATSPlease look at the DK eyewitness book WW1. Thanks for the question.
The ship carried 120 Americans and its name was the Lusitania.
The Irish-Americans possibly did not like Great Britain
The US did enter World War 1, though not till 1917.
Persia did NOT fight in World War 1.
The death of Americans that were passengers aboard the British ship Lusitania when it was sunk by a German submarine.
Americans
There were many events that made the Americans upset against the Central Powers (especially Germany). - Sinking of the Lusitania - Zimmerman Telegram - Russian Revolution (since Russia stepped out of the war, then US joined)
1914
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One of the main reasons the US entered World War I on the side of the allies was because the Germans had sunk the Lusitania, a passenger ship containing many Americans.
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The USA wanted to stay neutral and not go into the War at all. But the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. 1 day after that, the Americans declared war on Japan.