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The sinking of the passenger liner LUSITANIA in 1915 by a German submarine was a factor in the US decision to enter World War I. However, the effect was not immediate.When Germany resumed unrestricted submarine warfare, US Presidnet Wilson asked Congress for a declaration of war against Germany.If any one sinking was crucial, it was probably the Vigilancia, an American merchantman topredoed without warning on 18 March 1917, with the loss of 15 American lives. Two other American vessels had been sunk by u-boats that same day. Three days later, President Wilson called Congress into session for April 2, when he requested a declaration of war against Germany.
The RMS Lusitania sank in the Mid-Atlantic ocean off the coast of Ireland on May 7, 1915 from being struck by a torpedo by a German U-boat.
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The RMS Lusitania was an ocean liner that was registered at the port of Liverpool. The ship was torpedoed on May 7, 1915, by a German U-Boat.
The Americans considered the First World War to be a European problem and they had a strong sense of 'Isolationist' feelings . It wasn't until the sinking of the RMS Lusitania did Americans become outraged at the war . However, there was a 1.5 year delay until they mobilized
The RMS Lusitania
It was recorded that the RMS Lusitania was torpedoed by German submarine and sunk at 51°25′N 8°33′W just south of Ireland.
The sinking of the RMS Lusitania .
The sinking of the ocean liner RMS 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.
The RMS Lusitania was 787 feet long.
The sinking of the ocean liner RMS Lusitania.
World War 1. The sinking of this ocean liner is what convinced the US to join in the war on the Allied side. PS: Lusitania was an RMS, not an HMS. The ship was not commissioned in the British Navy, although it allegedly carried supplies for war.
The RMS Lusitania and the loss of 1,198 of her passengers and crew on 7 May 1915.
1,198 people died when the RMS Lusitania sunk.
Woodrow Wilson, the 28th president of America, explained the goal of America entering into WWI as a way to make, in his words, "the world safe for democracy". This was largely due to the Sussex message, the Zimmerman Telegram, and not to mention the sinking of the RMS Lusitania.
The sinking of the passenger liner LUSITANIA in 1915 by a German submarine was a factor in the US decision to enter World War I. However, the effect was not immediate.When Germany resumed unrestricted submarine warfare, US Presidnet Wilson asked Congress for a declaration of war against Germany.If any one sinking was crucial, it was probably the Vigilancia, an American merchantman topredoed without warning on 18 March 1917, with the loss of 15 American lives. Two other American vessels had been sunk by u-boats that same day. Three days later, President Wilson called Congress into session for April 2, when he requested a declaration of war against Germany.