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HOME Museum & Collections Sales Donations Events Contact Us REGIMENTAL HISTORY 17th Century 18th Century 19th Century 20th Century First World War Second World War Actions & Movements Battle Honours FAMILY HISTORY Resources Further Reading PHOTO GALLERY ENQUIRIES FURTHER READING LINKS 
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Museum Display Information The Great War 1914-1918 The Beginning of the end? The entry of the United States into the war was long awaited, but
very important to the result. In February 1915 a German submarine
torpedoed the British passenger liner, Lusitannia, and almost 1,200
people drowned, including 118 American citizens. The American government
strongly opposed the Germans warfare at sea. Two years later in January
1917 the Germans resumed 'unrestricted submarine warfare'. There
submarines would fire upon all shipping in an attempt to starve the
British into submission. President Wilson provoked by the loss of
American ships, declared war on Germany on 6th April 1917.
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