Many of the unarmed ships were engaged in getting arms and explosives to England. As ships not carrying war materials were not "certified safe" all vessels were sunk to ensure the transport of such materials.This process is carried on today when hospitals and schools are routinely destroyed as possible "enemy headquarters" and wedding gatherings are shot up as potential "insurgent assemblies" by America and its allied in their Middle East.
Many of the unarmed ships were engaged in getting arms and explosives to England. As ships not carrying war materials were not "certified safe" all vessels were sunk to ensure the transport of such materials.This process is carried on today when hospitals and schools are routinely destroyed as possible "enemy headquarters" and wedding gatherings are shot up as potential "insurgent assemblies" by America and its allied in their Middle East.
7th May 1915, the Lusitania, 1,924 people died
The Germans used U-boats to sink ships like the Lusitania as part of their unrestricted submarine warfare strategy during World War I. They aimed to disrupt Allied supply lines and cripple Britain's economy by targeting merchant and passenger ships. The sinking of the Lusitania in 1915, which resulted in significant loss of civilian life, intensified anti-German sentiment and contributed to the U.S. eventually entering the war. This tactic was seen as a necessary measure to weaken the enemy, despite the risks of provoking neutral nations.
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.
the hostilities between Allied convoys and German U-boats for control of supplies lines.
because some allied ships were carrying contraband
because some allied ships were carrying contraband
U- Boats sank the Lusitania which brought the USA into the war. this caused a huge change in the progress of the war
Many of the unarmed ships were engaged in getting arms and explosives to England. As ships not carrying war materials were not "certified safe" all vessels were sunk to ensure the transport of such materials.This process is carried on today when hospitals and schools are routinely destroyed as possible "enemy headquarters" and wedding gatherings are shot up as potential "insurgent assemblies" by America and its allied in their Middle East.
Many of the unarmed ships were engaged in getting arms and explosives to England. As ships not carrying war materials were not "certified safe" all vessels were sunk to ensure the transport of such materials.This process is carried on today when hospitals and schools are routinely destroyed as possible "enemy headquarters" and wedding gatherings are shot up as potential "insurgent assemblies" by America and its allied in their Middle East.
It was sunk by German u-boats (submarines).
the lusitania
German U-Boats sunk the Lusitania because the Lusitania may have held British war munitions.
The Lusitania.
The sinking of the LUSITANIA ship by German U-Boats. They attacked because Germany found out that the United States was supplying the allied and central powers with firearms.
Lusitania
Merchant vessels supplied Britain with goods that it needed to continue the war. The Germans felt that to do so made the merchant vessels legitimate targets. They published warnings of this in US newspapers prior to the attack on the Lusitania.