It was broken in 1917 and led to the us declaration of war on germany. It stipulated that germany would sink a merchant ship only if contraband materials were found on board Germany also pledged to provide safe passage to anyone on board such a vessel. Learn about the sussex pledge, a promise made by germany to the us in 1916 to stop sinking civilian ships in ww1 Find out why germany broke the pledge and how it led to the us entry into the war. The sussex pledge was a german promise in 1916 not to attack passenger ships during world war i
It was a response to the sinking of the s.s Sussex by a german submarine and a way to appease the united states. We owe it to a due regard to our own rights as a nation, to our sense of duty as a representative of the rights of neutrals the world over, and to a just conception of the rights of mankind to take this stand now with the utmost solemnity and firmness
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