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This was the British cruise liner RMS 'Lusitania' during WW1. On the 7th May 1915, she was torpedoed by a German submarine off the Old Head of Kinsale in Western Ireland, with the loss of 1,198 of her passenger and crew, 128 of whom were Americans. The event shocked and stunned the whole world, even Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany, who thenceforth issued an order that no civilian shipping was to be attacked by the German Navy. However, the event led to the United States eventually being brought in to WW1 just under two years later, and also to the US increasing financial support for the Allies. The submarine's captain claimed that he sank the liner because he suspected that it was carrying secret supplies of US ammunition for the Allies, and there has been some evidence to support his claim, in that quantities of bullets and shell cases have been found littered around the wreck site.
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What ship was sunk by the Germans that carried many Americans causing us to enter World War 1?
The ship carried 120 Americans and its name was the Lusitania.
What ship was sunk in 1915 by the Germans?
In 1915, the British ocean liner Lusitania was torpedoed by a German u-boat (submarine) and sunk because the central powers believed the ship was being utilized to transport contraband (war materials) to the United Kingdom.
The sinking of which passenger ship angered President Wilson?
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.
What was the name of the ship that was sunk by a German submarine?
This question is somewhat vague in it's reference. U boats sank many ships. Possibly "the ship" was the Lusitania, a passenger liner. It was sunk on May 7th 1915 off the coast of Ireland. The Germans justified this horrible act by their belief that the ship was also carrying war munitions to Britain, which has been verified in more recent years. The ship had a number of Americans on board which strengthened the argument that the U.S. should enter the war, which it did on April 6, 1917.
Cause of the sinking of lusitania?
The Lusitania, was a British ship sunk by a German U-boat in May, 1915. 1198 people were killed, 128 of them Americans.
What ship was sunk by the Germans that carried many Americans causing us to enter World War 1?
The ship carried 120 Americans and its name was the Lusitania.
What was the name of the passenger ship that was sunk by the Germans in 1915?
The SS Lusitania
What is the name of the ship sunk by the Germans that helped lead the US to war?
the Lusitania
What ship was sunk in 1915 by the Germans?
In 1915, the British ocean liner Lusitania was torpedoed by a German u-boat (submarine) and sunk because the central powers believed the ship was being utilized to transport contraband (war materials) to the United Kingdom.
How did Theodore naish die?
He died on the Luistinia ship. It was sunk by the Germans in world war one.
What was the British ship sunk by Germans during World War 1 name?
The Bismarck .
What brought US into World War 1?
The Lusitania , the ship that sunk Americans in that ship and the zimmerman note
What brought the US into World War 1?
The Lusitania , the ship that sunk Americans in that ship and the zimmerman note
Why did the US enter World War 1 with the allied powers?
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.
The sinking of which passenger ship angered President Wilson?
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.
What country angered Americans by sinking the lusitania why?
Germany sank the Lusitania and sank it because of the fact it was a British ship and Germany was at war with Britain, it was a coincidence that Americans were on it and not the only ship with Americans that the Germany sunk.
How did the lusitania persuade the US to join world war 1?
The Americans were had the chance to enter the war, but didn't because they didn't want to get involved. Believe it or not, at one time the Americans wanted nothing to do with war. The Lusitania was a cargo ship holding cargo bound for America. The Germans had sunk the American ship holding a large amount of cargo that the Americans had payed for. They now had lost money from the cargo they didn't receive and they also were a ship less. There were also Americans on board the ship. All those things pissed off the Americans and they entered the war after that.
