Lusitania

World War One was well underway in 1915. France, Russia and Britain, also known as the allies were fighting Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy. The United States was staying neutral at this time. The war was at a turning point because both sides were even on land, so sea warfare was becoming more and more popular. U-boats were introduced during this time. On February 15, 1915 Germany said that any boat entering the war zone would be immediately torpedoed …

…Nine hundred bodies were never found. The mood of the American public greatly changed after the sinking of the Lusitania. The Americans felt this was an “act of piracy”. Most people wanted to declare war on Germany and that finally happened in April 1917 after a German sub had sunken three American Cargo ships. People have said that that if the Germans had not torpedoed American ships that America would have never entered World War One.