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Q: What ship sank with 128 americans on board?
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How many people died on the Lusitania and were there any Americans on board?

Yes, there were 139 Americans aboard the RMS Lusitania when it sank, of which 128 died.


How many people were on board the Princess Victoria when it sank?

128 passengers and 51 crewmen. 133 died.


What happened at the Lusitania?

A German submarine attacked and sank a cruise ship because it believed that it was carrying weapons to Britain. 128 Americans were killed on it. This was an immediate cause for America to stop sending supplies to Germany.


What were the two important reasons for the US entering war against Germany in World War 1?

One: Germany sank the British "Lusitania", a ship. This ship had 128 Americans on board. This caused America to be angry. Two: America was becoming less and less neutral by the day. It was really tempted to fight against the growing dictatorship of Germany. Finally Congress declared war on Germany in April 6, 1917 after the failed treaties between America and Germany.


How many people were on RMS Lusitania?

1, 959 people were on board. 761 survived and 1,198 lost their lives in the sinking. The 159 Americans on board, only 31 survived and 128 of them perished. 129 children were on board. 35 survived and 94 had perished. 31 infants were on board and only 4 survived. 27 had perished.


In 1915 with the sinking of a british ship that resulted in the lost of 128 Americans the US leaning toward war in Europe what was the name of the sunken ship?

Lusitania was the name of the sunken ship.


Cause of the sinking of lusitania?

The Lusitania, was a British ship sunk by a German U-boat in May, 1915. 1198 people were killed, 128 of them Americans.


What ship did the German military sink in 1915 leading to the death of 128 people?

A German U-boat caused the 1915 sinking of the RMS Lusitania. The total death count was 1,198. However, there were 128 Americans killed in the sinking.


Why did the U-boat sink the Lusitana killing 1198 civilians including 128 Americans?

The (British) Lusitania had been known to transport troops, arms and ammunitions on behalf of Britain on earlier crossings. The Germans therefore considered it an auxiliary war ship of the British and before it sailed, had warned Americans that the ship might be treated as an enemy warship. Those 128 Americans nevertheless took the risk, because the Lusitania was one of the fastest ships around and normally could outrun a German torpedo.


What role did Lusitania have in America's eventual entry in World War 1?

When the Lusitania sank, 128 Americans aboard died. When the serious debate about declaring war began in 1917, the Lusitania was brought up because it showed that Americans in the Atlantic were not safe from the German u-boats, despite American neutrality,


Why did the US decided to enter the are and fight on the side of the allies?

Many things might have lead up to it but one of the main things was a german submarine sunk an american ship without warning No American ships were sunk by the Germans. The ship in question was the British Lusitania. 128 Americans aboard drowned when it sank. The Zimmermann Note was also a factor and the war debts owed to the US by the Allies that would be impossible to repay if the Allies lost could be considered the most significant motivation.


How many Americans were killed by the sinking of the lustiania?

128