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 2,1,4,32,1,4,3

1 answer

The correct chronological order of the events is:

  1. The sinking of the Lusitania by Germany (2)
  2. The Sussex Pledge to stop attacks on unarmed ships (1)
  3. Germany announces the resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare (4)
  4. The US declares war on Germany (3)

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