How did the sinking of luistania bring the u.s. closer to involvement?

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   Honestiposted 7 years ago

   How did the sinking of luistania bring the u.s. closer to involvement?

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   wolfissacposted 7 years ago

   Because the German Navy attacked a civillian vessel unprovoked. Not to mention the fact that we were a neutral country and the Luisitania was carrying mostly American passengers. Then there's the fact that the sinking was also used as a political tool by those who were strictly anti-German. All in all just like Pearl Harbor, Fort Sumter and 9-11 it was a hotile action that provoked a military response.

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   Hovalisposted 7 years ago

   The Lusitania was attacked in 1915 and it was two more years before the US joined the war. At the time of the sinking it was condemned by the press and the President as a hostile act. The British Prime Minister believed it would be enough to bring the US into the war. It was not at the time. The Congress and President continued to view the war as a European conflict.
   
   It was not forgotten, though. When the US did enter the war, the sinking of the Lusitania was used in recruiting materials which told the population never to forget the sinking and the innocent women and children who were non-combatents killed without mercy by the German Hun. The sinking turned out to be a powerful recruiting tool.

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