It was broken in 1917 and led to the us declaration of war on germany. The sussex pledge was an agreement by the german government during world war i to stop the indiscriminate sinking of nonmilitary ships. 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. Learn about what the sussex pledge was Explore the history, contents and significance of the sussex pledge in wwi, including the sinking of the.
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