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".
He threatened to break off diplomatic relations with Germany.
He threatened to break off diplomatic relations with Germany.
The sinking of ships carrying Americans
President Wilson was not happy about the sinking of Lusitania but did nothing. This is because President Wilson knew that it was carrying munitions.
The sinking of the Lusitania cruise shipThe sinking of many maritime cargo shipsThe urging by Germany to Mexico to invade and recapture several US States angered President Wilson and the congress. That was the impetus for the US going over to Europe to fight.
He called for "peace without victory".
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.
The sinking of ships carrying Americans
No. There were rumours that Mrs Edith Galt Wilson was really running the country during Woodrow Wilson's illness 1919-21, perhaps even to the point of forging his signature on documents, but she always denied this. Jocular references to "Mrs President" always angered her, and she insisted that "The President was Woodrow Wilson".
Germany
1) they responded by sinking the Zimmerman ship. And that ship was the Germans.
The sinking of the Lusitania an Ocean liner crossing the Atlantic that was sunk by German U-boats. it killed many americans.