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Lusitania Sinking: Catalyst for US Involvement in WWI

The Lusitania’s Controversial Cargo The Lusitania, a British naval cruiser, embarked from New York Harbor with a contentious payload. Its cargo included 600 tons of explosives, 6 million pounds of ammunition, 1,248 cases of shrapnel shells, and other war materials. Despite these items being forbidden on a civilian vessel, the ship also carried American passengers.