ww1 the british were losing the war like a bunch of bitches.
the united states wanted no part.
so then the brits create a false situation to forse the US involvement;
the united states were in great support of the 1909 international law that allowed non military supporting cargo ships to visit wartime countries without being held by blockades.
The brits sucked total ass at sneaking military supplies around. the germans saw right through their fake cargo ships.
in comes the Lusitania.
The germans sunk it with subs. and the brits went crying like bitches to the states about how the germans are breaking the rules and the US needs to come help.
sources
http://www.corkman.ie/news/blackwater-diver-finds-smoking-gun-ammo-on-sunken-lusitania-1489643.htmlhttp://www.english.emory.edu/LostPoets/Lusitaniapapers.htmlthe US saved the day. and back then we didnt even want to.
i bet it was post ww1 that fed the united states a self deserved right to control europe and the world.
good job brits, for giving it away.