US Entry: Submarine Warfare and the Lusitania Exercise

US Entry: Submarine Warfare and the Lusitania

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US Entry: Submarine Warfare and the Lusitania

Learn how unrestricted submarine warfare and the sinking of the Lusitania influenced American public opinion and pushed the nation toward war.

Questions

  1. MultiChoice

    Which British ocean liner was sunk by a German U-boat in May 1915, killing 128 Americans?

  2. MultiChoice

    What was Germany's policy of unrestricted submarine warfare?

  3. MultiChoice

    What 1916 promise did Germany make to stop sinking passenger ships without warning?

  4. MultiChoice

    When did Germany resume unrestricted submarine warfare, directly prompting U.S. entry into WWI?

  5. MultiChoice

    Why did German military leaders decide to resume unrestricted submarine warfare in 1917?

  6. MultiChoice

    What was the reaction of the American public to the sinking of the Lusitania?

  7. MultiChoice

    What justification did the German government offer for sinking the Lusitania?

  8. MultiChoice

    Why did President Wilson argue unrestricted submarine warfare was warfare against humanity?

  9. MultiChoice

    How did President Wilson respond when Germany resumed unrestricted submarine warfare in February 1917?

  10. MultiChoice

    What system of merchant ships traveling in groups guarded by warships effectively countered U-boats?

  11. MultiChoice

    Off the coast of which country was the Lusitania attacked?

  12. MultiChoice

    In what month and year did the U.S. Congress formally declare war on Germany?