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  2. RMS Lusitania - Wikipedia

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    RMS Lusitania (named after the Roman province corresponding to modern Portugal and portions of western Spain) was a British ocean liner launched by the Cunard Line in 1906.

  3. Lusitania | History, Sinking, Facts, & Significance | Britannica

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    Lusitania, British ocean liner, the sinking of which by a German U-boat on May 7, 1915, contributed indirectly to the entry of the United States into World War I. The sinking led to the deaths of 1,198 people, including 128 U.S. citizens, which led to a wave of indignation in the United States.

  4. Sinking of the RMS Lusitania - Wikipedia

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    The RMS Lusitania was a British-registered ocean liner that was torpedoed by an Imperial German Navy U-boat during the First World War on 7 May 1915, about 11 nautical miles (20 kilometres) off the Old Head of Kinsale, Ireland.

  5. Lusitania ‑ Definition, Sinking & WWI - HISTORY

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    On May 7, 1915, less than a year after World War I (1914‑18) began in Europe, a German U‑boat torpedoed and sank the RMS Lusitania, a British ocean liner en route from New York to Liverpool,...

  6. The RMS Lusitania was a British ocean liner torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-20 on 7 May 1915, becoming a casualty of World War I. 128 American civilians died in the attack, turning American opinion against Germany, making the sinking a turning point of the war.

  7. How the Sinking of Lusitania Changed World War I - HISTORY

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    A German U-boat torpedoed the British-owned steamship Lusitania, killing 1,195 people including 128 Americans, on May 7, 1915. The disaster set off a chain of events that led to the U.S....

  8. The Lusitania Disaster | Articles & Essays | Newspaper ...

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    On May 7, 1915, the German submarine (U-boat) U-20 torpedoed and sank the Lusitania, a swift-moving British cruise liner traveling from New York to Liverpool, England. Of the 1,959 men, women, and children on board, 1,195 perished, including 123 Americans.

  9. The Sinking Of The Lusitania 7 May 1915 - Imperial War Museums

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    RMS Lusitania was a British passenger liner that was sunk off the coast of Ireland on 7 May 1915 by the German U-boat U-20. RMS Lusitania sank in just 18 minutes. Of the 1,960 passengers on board, just under 1,200 people lost their lives.

  10. Remembering the Sinking of RMS Lusitania - HISTORY

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    How the Sinking of Lusitania Changed World War I. A German U‑boat torpedoed the British‑owned steamship Lusitania, killing 1,195 people including 128 Americans, on May 7, 1915.

  11. Why Was the Sinking of the Lusitania Important? - ThoughtCo

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    On May 7, 1915, the British ocean liner RMS Lusitania, which primarily ferried people and goods across the Atlantic Ocean between the United States and Great Britain, was torpedoed by a German U-boat and sunk. Of the 1,949 people on board, 1,313 died,  including 128 Americans.