(A) ** Germans justified attacking the ship because it was carrying weapons to the Allies.
(B) It caused W.W. I. to begin.
(C) The Lusitania was a German ship that carried over 1200 passengers including 100 Americans.
(D) It caused the Zimmerman telegram to be sent.
EXPLANATIONS BELOW
Concept note-1: -The Lusitania became a focus for British and American propaganda and was used to bolster recruitment efforts. However, Germany claimed that the sinking was justified because munitions were being carried on board.
Concept note-2: -With regard to the loss of life when the British passenger steamer Lusitania was sunk, the German Government has already expressed its deep regret to the neutral Governments concerned that nationals of those countries lost their lives on that occasion.
Concept note-3: -On May 7, 1915, German submarine U-20 torpedoed the Lusitania, a Cunard passenger liner, off the coast of Ireland. Nearly 1, 200 men, women, and children, including 128 Americans, lost their lives.
Concept note-4: -When the German navy sank the passenger ship Lusitania over 1, 000 civilians died including 100 Americans. The Germans didn’t want America to join the allies in the war so they stopped their unrestricted submarine warfare in 1915 after this incident.