... broke the promise and sunk the British Liner Lusitania on May 7th, 1915 with the loss of 128 American lives. Germany was very uneasy about American reaction and with a formal note to the American government that all neutral ships will not be shot if they head to a warning of not retreating or resistance. Germany made more promises and broke more promises ... but the final spark between the United States and Germany came on February 1st, 1917 when Germany decided to resume unrestricted submarine warfare. In the year 1916 Germans attacked the French passenger vessel, the ... ...

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