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Sinking of RMS Lusitania

A German U-boat (U-20) torpedoed and sank the British passenger liner RMS Lusitania off the coast of Ireland, killing 1,198 people, including 128 U.S. citizens.

Sinking of RMS Lusitania

The deaths of Americans aboard the Lusitania provoked a major diplomatic crisis, shifted U.S. public opinion against Germany, and intensified pressure on Wilson's administration over how to respond to unrestricted submarine warfare.

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