1. The Sussex Pledge to stop attacks on unarmed ships.

2. The sinking of the Lusitania by Germany.
3. The US declares war on Germany.
4. Germany announces the resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare.

Arrange these items in correct chronological order.
Responses
A 1,2,3,41,2,3,4
B 1,2,4,31,2,4,3
C 1,4,3,21,4,3,2
D 2,1,4,3

1 answer

The correct chronological order of the events is:

  1. The sinking of the Lusitania by Germany (event 2) - occurred on May 7, 1915.
  2. The Sussex Pledge to stop attacks on unarmed ships (event 1) - made in March 1916.
  3. Germany announces the resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare (event 4) - announced in January 1917.
  4. The US declares war on Germany (event 3) - declared on April 6, 1917.

Thus, the correct answer is D: 2, 1, 4, 3.