The Lusitania sunk May 7, 1915 when shot by a German U-boat.
Because Wilson Wang said so.
First Officer William Murdoch was the officer on watch when the ship collided with the iceberg, so it was technically his directions that drove the boat into the berg. However, he was given very little time and did everything he could to prevent it, so he shouldn't be blamed.
A lot of people blamed Captain Smith for the sinking as he ordered the ship to go full speed even though he knew about the ice, but it was the ship's owner Bruce Ismay who influenced him to go full speed. You can't blame the sinking on just one person
On the afternoon of May 7, the Lusitaniawas torpedoed by a German U-Boat, 11 miles off the southern coast of Ireland and inside the declared "zone of war". A second internal explosion sent her to the bottom in 18 minutes, claiming the lives of 1198 people.On 15 April 1912 after colliding with an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton, UK to New York City, US. The sinking of Titanic caused the deaths of 1,502 people
President Wilson was not happy about the sinking of Lusitania but did nothing. This is because President Wilson knew that it was carrying munitions.
He called for "peace without victory".
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.
He threatened to break off diplomatic relations with Germany.
He threatened to break off diplomatic relations with Germany.
He threatened to break off diplomatic relations with Germany.
He threatened to break off diplomatic relations with Germany.
Germany claimed the Lusitania had weapons on board.
The cast of Sinking the Lusitania - 2001 includes: Will Lyman as Narrator
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