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Sinking of RMS Lusitania - American Response

United States of America · Warfare / World War, 1st. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1915Date range
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Chronological records

1915

Thomas Woodrow Wilson7 May 1915

Kinsale · Warfare / World War, 1st

Wilson's administration sent Germany diplomatic notes after Lusitania's loss, challenging attacks on passenger and neutral shipping.

Names involved

Thomas Woodrow Wilson

Provenance

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