Question

What was a primary consequence of the sinking of the RMS Lusitania in 1915?

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Answer 1

On May 7, 1915, a German U-boat torpedoed the British-owned luxury steamship Lusitania, killing 1,195 people including 128 Americans, according to the Library of Congress. The disaster immediately strained relations between Germany and the neutral United States, fueled anti-German sentiment and set off a chain of events that eventually led to the United States entering World War I.

Answer 2

A. It caused many US citizens to shift away from their neutral stance on the war in Europe.

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