Question

how do we know the sinking of the lusitania was not the immediate reason the us joined the war? we declared war two years after it sank we were responsible for the ship being sunk woodrow wilson said it wasnt the reason rewatch submit

Explanation:

To determine why the sinking of the Lusitania was not the immediate reason the US joined the war, we analyze each option:

• Option "We declared war two years after it sank": The Lusitania sank in 1915, and the US declared war on Germany in 1917, which is about two years later. This time gap shows it wasn't an immediate trigger.
• Option "We were responsible for the ship being sunk": The sinking was due to a German U - boat attack, so this is incorrect.
• Option "Woodrow Wilson said it wasn’t the reason": There's no strong historical evidence that Wilson explicitly stated this as the main reason for the time gap, and the time difference is a more concrete indicator.

Answer:

A. We declared war two years after it sank