It was used as Propaganda.
The RMS Lusitania was torpedoed and sunk in 1915 with the loss of about 1,200 lives. Some of whom were US citizens. Approximately 124.
The US did not enter the war until two years later in 1917.
The USA declared war on Germany on 6 April 1917, almost 2 years after the sinking of the Lusitania.
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.
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Germany's invasion of Belgium, the sinking of the Lusitania, and the Zimmermann note drew the U.S. into World War 1.
The sinking of the Lusitania was a big one.
Sinking of the U.S. vessel the Lusitania
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.
Unrestricted submarine warfare (in the Atlantic).
The sinking of the Lusitania pushed the United States into the war.
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.
the sinking of the Lusitania.
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No, but it did get the United States involved in it.
the sinking of the ship lusitania:)
It brought the usa into ww1