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U-Boats Sink the Lusitania in 1915 (2:04)

When Germany torpedoes a British passenger ship believed to be smuggling arms, anger at the resulting American deaths increases pressure on President Wilson to enter World War I.

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    U-Boats Sink the Lusitania in 1915

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