WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The event which probably angered Americans the most and stirred up anti-German sentiment in the United States was
A
the sinking of the ocean liner the Lusitania.
B
the assassination of the Archduke of Austria-Hungary.
C
the overthrow of the Russian Tsar.
D
Germany’s invasion of Belgium.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -On May 7, 1915, the German submarine (U-boat) U-20 torpedoed and sank the Lusitania, a swift-moving British cruise liner traveling from New York to Liverpool, England. Of the 1, 959 men, women, and children on board, 1, 195 perished, including 123 Americans.

Detailed explanation-2: -President Woodrow Wilson, however, took a cautious approach to responding to the attack, demanding from Germany an apology, compensation for American victims, and a pledge to discontinue unannounced submarine warfare.

Detailed explanation-3: -The sinking of the Lusitania was the most notorious and deadly of several German submarine attacks in early 1917–attacks that were a key factor in the United States’ decision to abandon a policy of neutrality and enter the war.

Detailed explanation-4: -Public opinion began to shift away from neutrality following Germany’s sinking of the Lusitania in May 1915, which resulted in the deaths of nearly 1, 200 passengers, including 128 Americans.

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