Why were Americans upset when the RMS Lusitania was sunk?

Question

A.
Americans were aboard the British passenger ship when it went down.
B.
It was a British ship that was sunk in American waters.
C.
It was the first American ship to be sunk in World War I.
D.
It was sunk after Germany signed a pledge promising not to sink American
ships.

Answer 1

A. Americans were aboard the British passenger ship when it went down.

Many Americans were upset over the sinking of the RMS Lusitania because there were American citizens among the passengers who lost their lives when the ship was torpedoed by a German U-boat on May 7, 1915. The loss of American lives contributed to the rising tensions between the United States and Germany during World War I.