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It was sunk in May 1915 during World War 1 by Germany.
The Lusitania, was a British ship sunk by a German U-boat in May, 1915. 1198 people were killed, 128 of them Americans.
The sinking of the Lusitania took place in May 1915; the U.S. entered World War 1 in April 1917. It's a mystery to me that people say it was a cause of the U.S. going to war. Obviously, it turned public opinion in the U.S. against Germany.
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.
There was no single event that drew the US into World War I in 1917. The sinking of the Lusitania in 1915 along with continued submarine warfare against American commerce made the US entry into the war almost inevitable.
The British liner that was sunk by the Germans in 1915 was the RMS Lusitania. The sinking of the Lusitania was a significant event that contributed to the entry of the United States into World War I.
The Lusitania was sunk by a German submarine on May 7, 1915.
One was the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915.
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.
Unrestricted submarine warfare (in the Atlantic).
One of the most notorious instances of a German submarine sinking a passenger ship was the sinking of the RMS Lusitania on May 7, 1915. The Lusitania was a British ocean liner that was torpedoed by a German U-boat off the coast of Ireland during World War I, resulting in the deaths of over 1,100 passengers and crew. The sinking of the Lusitania contributed to the eventual entry of the United States into the war.
It was sunk in May 1915 during World War 1 by Germany.
In the middle of WW1 WW1 started on 28th July 1914 and ended on 11th Novemeber 1918 The Lusitania was sunk on the 7th May 1915. The sinking of the Lusitania brought the USA into WW1.
The Lusitania, was a British ship sunk by a German U-boat in May, 1915. 1198 people were killed, 128 of them Americans.
The Lusitania sunk May 7, 1915 when shot by a German U-boat.
The sinking of the ocean liner RMS Lusitania .