On May 7, 1915, the German submarine U-20 torpedoed and sank the British ocean liner RMS Lusitania. The sinking resulted in the deaths of 1,198 passengers and crew, including 128 Americans, and was a pivotal event in the lead-up to the United States' entry into World War I. The Lusitania was a civilian passenger ship, and its sinking caused outrage among the American public and contributed to changing attitudes towards Germany during the war.
On May 7, 1915, a German submarine torpedoed and sank
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