Americans wanted vengence.
Unrestricted submarine warfare (in the Atlantic).
The Lusitania was torpedoed by the German submarine U20 on 7 May 1915. 1198 people, including 124 US citizens, died in the sinking.
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 Lusitania was a British ship which was sunk by a German submarine on May 7, 1915
One incident of importance in May of 1915 was the sinking of the passenger ship"Lusitania" off the coast of Britain by a German U-boat(submarine). This incident enraged the American public and gave support to the argument that the U.S. should enter WWI against Germany and its' allies. Which we did in 1917.
The Lusitania was sunk by a German submarine on May 7, 1915.
Unrestricted submarine warfare (in the Atlantic).
The Lusitania was torpedoed by the German submarine U20 on 7 May 1915. 1198 people, including 124 US citizens, died in the sinking.
The German policy of unrestricted submarine warfare against shipping. This led to the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915. Great Britain and France were major trading partners.
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.
A German U-boat caused the 1915 sinking of the RMS Lusitania. The total death count was 1,198. However, there were 128 Americans killed in the sinking.
The Falaba
A torpedo from a German U-boat (submarine)
the British passenger ship called the Lusitania was sunk by a German u-boat on May 7, 1915 a couple months after Germany warned that any ship venturing through the 'war zone' would be sunk. The ship contained approximately 1200 passengers and of that 1200 passengers 128 were Americans. The British steamship Falaba was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine on March 28, 1915, the date specified in the question, and slightly earlier than the sinking of the Lusitania on May 7, 1915.
RMS Lusitania
RMS Lusitania.
The Lusitania was a British ship which was sunk by a German submarine on May 7, 1915