Question

What was an effect of the sinking of the Lusitania?

Answer 1

The sinking of the Lusitania led to American protests to Germany, which led to the temporary suspension of unlimited submarine warfare.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

The sinking of the Lusitania is remembered as one of the atrocities of World War I that killed a large number of American civilians. People often think that the sinking propelled the US into the war. However, this was not true. The Lusitania was sunk in 1915 and the US did not enter the war until almost two years after the sinking. The sinking of the Lusitania and the American reaction to that sinking caused the Germans to temporarily halt their policy of unlimited submarine warfare.

The Germans had been using submarines to sink shipping that was headed to Britain. By law, they were supposed to warn the ships and give the people on board time to escape. However, when they tried doing this, the British did things like putting weapons on freighters and destroying submarines that surfaced. Therefore, the Germans stopped playing by the rules.

The US was very unhappy with unlimited submarine warfare as it was killing American civilians. The German government did not want the US in the war so, about a year after the sinking of the Lusitania, they issued the “Sussex Pledge” saying they would stop this kind of warfare. This did not last very long, however, as the Germans decided they had to start unlimited use of submarines again if they were to have any chance of winning the war.

So, the sinking of the Lusitania led to American protests to Germany, which led to the temporary suspension of unlimited submarine warfare.

Answer 4

The Sussex Pledge, then unrestricted sub warfare, then Wilson breaks diplomatic relations w/ Germany, then Zimmerman note causes U.S. to declare war on Germany

Answer 5

The Lusitania was a passenger ship that was doing the Atlantic run between England and New York City. In 1915 the Germans had a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare, making any British ship a target. Advertisements had been put in New York papers warning American citizens and others that sailing on the ship might be dangerous, as the ship was a legitimate target of war in German eyes. Most Americans ignored the warning.
On May 7, Lusitania was approaching the Irish coast, where the German submarine U-20 was prowling. It spotted Lusitania, and fired a single torpedo. The torpedo struck Lusitania, and apparantly set off a secondary explosion. The ship sank within 18 minutes(even the Titanic had stayed afloat for almost 2 1/2 hours) over 1100 people died, over a hundred of whom were Americans.
The sinking had two major effects. The first was the German decision to restrict submarine warfare and no longer target any and all Allied ships. This would not be official until September of 1915, but the U boat commanders were given stricter guidelines almost immediately after Lusitania sunk. Second, the sinking angered most Americans,. raising the support for the allies and correspondingly dislike for Germany and her allies. It would be another 2 years though, before America would enter the war. So Lusitania's sinking cannot beconsidered a primary cause for the US joining WW 1.