WORLD WAR I
CAUSES AND COURSE OF THE WAR
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Question
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What was the name of the British passenger boat that was sunk by German U-Boats?
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U.S.S. Maine
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Lusitania
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U.S.S. Admiral
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the Titanic
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The disaster set off a chain of events that led to the U.S. entering World War I. On May 7, 1915, a German U-boat torpedoed the British-owned luxury steamship Lusitania, killing 1, 195 people including 128 Americans, according to the Library of Congress.
Detailed explanation-2: -On the afternoon of May 7, 1915, the British ocean liner Lusitania is torpedoed without warning by a German submarine off the south coast of Ireland. Within 20 minutes, the vessel sank into the Celtic Sea. Of 1, 959 passengers and crew, 1, 198 people were drowned, including 128 Americans.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Lusitania was a British passenger ship that was owned by the Cunard Line and was first launched in 1906.
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