AR> Check out the history books in the library to get a full picture, but to
AR> put it in a nutshell, the Lusitania was a British luxury liner going
AR> from New York City to London.
AR> It was carrying American and British passengers, along with military
AR> supplies for England to use in the war effort against Germany.
AR> The Germans warned everyone that the ship would be attacked because of
AR> the munitions on it, and warned the Americans to not sail on it.
AR> The warning was ignored, the ship was sunk, with the loss of 300+
AR> American lives.
AR> The US used that as their justification for getting involved in the war.
Then no, it wasn't justified.  The whole thing was a ploy to get Americans 
angry enough to want a war, and it eventually succeded.  Am I correct in 
assuming that?
Peace.
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