Fallout From Lusitania Disaster, German Spy Rings; Sabotage of American Munitions Plants Special to The Great War Project (31 August – 1 September) In the United States in the summer of 1915 a century ago, the debate over the war sharpens. The fallout after the May 7th sinking of the ocean liner Lusitania by a…
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FACE-OFF BETWEEN GERMANY AND THE U.S.
by Mike Shuster
Lusitania Episode Takes Months to Resolve; Kaiser Calls Wilson Impertinent. A Hideous New American Weapon Special to The Great War Project (21-22 July) Relations between the United States and Germany are increasingly tense. The sinking of the British ocean liner Lusitania in May results in the death of nearly 1200, including 124 Americans. It splits President…
ALLIES PRESS AMERICA TO ENTER WAR
by Mike Shuster
Lusitania Sinking Forces Wilson to Ponder Joining Allies The President’s Advisers Are Split Special to The Great War Project (1-3 June) Ever since the sinking of the British ocean liner Lusitania on May 7th by a German submarine off the south coast of Ireland, the American President Woodrow Wilson is struggling with how to respond.…
WILL AMERICA ENTER THE WAR NOW?
by Mike Shuster
Wilson is Silent on Lusitania disaster; New Allied Losses on Western Front Special to The Great War Project (8-11 May) In the aftermath of the Lusitania disaster, many questions arise that do not yet have answers. One of the most important, and most controversial, is why the British Admiralty offered no convoy to protect the…
!EXTRA! LUSITANIA TORPEDOED BY GERMAN SUBMARINE!
by Mike Shuster
Luxury Ocean Liner Sinks in Minutes; More Than a Thousand Feared Dead. Many Americans Killed; Wilson Ponders Response. Special to The Great War Project (5-7 May) On May 7th precisely a century ago, at 2:10 in the afternoon off the southeast coast of Ireland, the British ocean liner Lusitania is hit by a torpedo launched…
LUSITANIA LEAVES NEW YORK FOR LIVERPOOL
by Mike Shuster
Germany Issues Warning: Passengers Travel at Own Risk Ship’s Owners Say No Contraband on Board Special to The Great War Project (30 April—1 May) On May 1st a century ago, the luxury ocean liner Lusitania is ready to set sail from New York, bound for Liverpool, England. The ship is one of the few grand…