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Was the sinking of Lusitania and the Zimmerman telegram justification for entering the war

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The sinking of Lusitania didn't directly cause the United States to enter the war. It did, however, fuel virulent anti-German sentiment in Britain and the United States and hinder diplomatic relations between Germany and the United States.
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