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It was a promise made in 1916 between Germany and the United States, before the US entered the war, allowing armed merchant ships, but not passenger ships, to be torpeoded without warning. However it was rescinded in 1917

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it was when Canada wanted to get freebies on the usa but usa made an agreement called the SuxToSex pledge . Canada broke it because they wanted unlimited under, but the usa would only allow them overs.

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Because it helped pledge to the ships and water warfare.

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How did Germany delay the United states entrance into the war?

by signing the sussex pledge


What pledge was made by a Germany not to sink liners without warning?

The Sussex Pledge of 1916 was a promise from the Germans. It was intended to stop civilian deaths during the First World War.


Did The Sussex Pledge stated that U-boat crews would warn boats before sinking them?

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What did the Sussex pledge deal with?

freedom of navigation


What issues did the Sussex pledge deal with?

freedom of navigation


What issue did Sussex pledge deal with?

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When was the Sussex pledge broken?

February 1, 1917


What did the Sussex Pledge say?

The Sussex Pledge was made by Germany after the US threatened to cancel diplomatic relations with Germany after Germany sunk a French channel ferry, Sussex, during WWI. The pledge stated that German submarines would not target passenger ships or merchant ships unless the presence of weapons had been established.


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The Sussex pledge was wrote to mean that Germans could not invade foreign ships with that countrys citizens aboard. Hitler did exactly that because the ship held Jews. So to kill them he sank their ship.


What was the Sussex Pledge?

The Sussex pledge was an agreement between the U.S and Germany. Germany agreed not to sink merchant vessels without warning or without assuring the passengers safety.


. How did Germany delay the US' entrance into the war?

by avoiding sinking of US vessels by German submarines............... but, after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, Germany declared was on the U.S.


When did Germany declare a submarine blockade off the coast of Britain?

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