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What is significant about the Lusitania?

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The Lusitania was a passenger ship which was sunk when a torpedo was fired from a German U-Boat. The sinking of the Lusitania was considered an unwarranted attack on a peaceful vessel, thus an act of aggression. The sinking was an inciting incident that helped encourage the US to join WW2.
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