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In 1915, the British ocean liner Lusitania was torpedoed by a German u-boat (submarine) and sunk because the central powers believed the ship was being utilized to transport contraband (war materials) to the United Kingdom.

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The sinking of which passenger ship angered President Wilson?

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.


Which British passenger ship was torpedoed by German submarine on March 28 1915?

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.


What ship was sunk by the Germans that carried many Americans causing us to enter World War 1?

The ship carried 120 Americans and its name was the Lusitania.


What the the English passenger ship sunk by German U-boats?

7th May 1915, the Lusitania, 1,924 people died


Which American ship was sunk by the Germans in 1917?

The American ship sunk by the Germans in 1917 was the SS Housatonic. It was a British cargo ship that was torpedoed by the German submarine U-53 off the coast of New England. The attack contributed to rising tensions between the United States and Germany, ultimately leading to the U.S. entering World War I. Although the ship was British, its sinking highlighted the dangers faced by American vessels during the war.

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The sinking of which passenger ship angered President Wilson?

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.


Which British passenger ship was torpedoed by German submarine on March 28 1915?

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.


What ship was sunk by the Germans that carried many Americans causing us to enter World War 1?

The ship carried 120 Americans and its name was the Lusitania.


On which british ship did 128 American pasengers die on in World War 1?

Lusitania, sunk by a U boat in 1915