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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.

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Q: Which British passenger ship was torpedoed by German submarine on March 28 1915?
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Germany was afraid that America would go into war, and they were afraid of America.


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What British passenger ship was torpedoed by a German submarine?

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Which British passenger ship that was torpedoed by German in May 1915?

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What did the u.s do after lusitanias sinks?

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When did German submarines attack the sussex?

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RMS Lusitania.


What was the British passenger ship that was torpedoed by a German submarine on May 7 1915 killing 1200 passengers including 139 Americans and thereby bringing the US into World War 1?

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