This event was commemorated in a satirical medal created by Karl Goetz, which was used in Britain and the United States as propaganda.
This event was commemorated in a satirical medal created by Karl Goetz, which was used in Britain and the United States as propaganda. In the ensuing months, the Arabic Pledge and the Sussex Pledge were both exacted from German authorities, although in both cases they were ignored. The note which was sent to Germany after this event resulted from the doctrine of "strict accountability" expounded by Wilson. Although there were small arms cartridges aboard, the vessel involved was probably not carrying war materials. FTP, name this 1915 event in which a German submarine sunk a British passenger liner with Americans aboard.
This event was commemorated in a satirical medal created by Karl Goetz, which was used in Britain and the United States as propaganda.
{sinking} of the {Lusitania} [or {torpedoing} of the {Lusitania}, or anything else involving destruction of the Lusitania; prompt on {Lusitania}]