Question

After the sinking of the Lusitania, the United States responded to an attack on a French passenger ship by doing which of the following?

signing a formal alliance with the Allied powers
issuing the Zimmermann Note and declaring war on Mexico
issuing Germany an ultimatum and accepting the Sussex Pledge
declaring war on Germany and the Central Powers

Answer 1

The answer is not B, i tried that already.

Answer 2

Germany justified the attack by stating, correctly, that the Lusitania was an enemy ship, and that it was carrying munitions. It was primarily a passenger ship, however, and among the 1,201 drowned in the attack were many women and children, including 128 Americans. Colonel Edward House, close associate of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, was in London for a diplomatic visit when he learned of the Lusitania‘s demise. America has come to the parting of the ways, he wrote in a telegram to Wilson, when she must determine whether she stands for civilized or uncivilized warfare. We can no longer remain neutral spectators.

Wilson subsequently sent a strongly worded note to the German government—the first of three similar communications—demanding that it cease submarine warfare against unarmed merchant ships. Wilson’s actions On the afternoon of May 7, 1915, the British ocean liner Lusitania is torpedoed without warning by a German submarine off the south coast of Ireland.

Faced with the overpowering size and strength of the British Royal Navy at the outset of World War I, Germany realized its most effective weapon at sea was its deadly accurate U-boat submarine. Consequently, in February 1915, the German navy adopted a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare, declaring the area around the British Isles a war zone, in which all merchant ships, including those from neutral countries, would be subject to attack. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/german-submarine-sinks-lusitania

Answer 3

Based on that i would say D.

Answer 4

Yep! :)

Answer 5

nice job

Answer 6

LOL, it wasn't D.

Answer 7

A

Answer 8

it was the sussex pledge i think

Answer 9

yes , you are correct the correct answer is c

Answer 10

I thought so... :/