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He threatened to break off diplomatic relations with Germany.
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".
Germany claimed the Lusitania had weapons on board.
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.