Which of the following is not true about the sinking of the Lusitania?
a. Germany took an advertisement warning Americans that British ships could be destoyed
b. It definitely carried some military cargo
c. Its sinking in 1915 angered America and Germany stopped unrestricted submarine warfare on passenger liners later that year
d. It directly caused America to enter World War I against the Germans
e. It was sunk by a German u-boat off the coast of Ireland as part of a blockade of the British Isles.
Answer: d. It directly caused America to enter World War I against the Germans
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