(A) British passenger ship
(B) ** Germany makes peace with the Bolshevik government
(C) 128 Americans were killed
(D) Sunk by a German submarine
EXPLANATIONS BELOW
Concept note-1: -The disaster set off a chain of events that led to the U.S. entering World War I. A German U-boat torpedoed the British-owned steamship Lusitania, killing 1, 195 people including 128 Americans, on May 7, 1915. The disaster set off a chain of events that led to the U.S. entering World War I.
Concept note-2: -The United States eventually sent three notes to Berlin protesting the action, and Germany apologized and pledged to end unrestricted submarine warfare.
Concept note-3: -Following reports of German U-boat activity along the Irish coast, the Lusitania was warned to avoid the area and to adopt the evasive tactic of zigzagging. The captain ignored these recommendations, and the ship was sunk by a torpedo on May 7. Nearly 1, 200 people were killed.
Concept note-4: -Which statement best explains how the sinking of the Lusitania contributed to the eventual entry of the United States into World War I? The loss of civilian lives led many Americans to support involvement in the conflict.