Abstract
The article concerns the resonance of torpedoing of British passenger steamship “Lusitania” on May 7, 1915 (during World War I) among German public opinion. Political determinants of this event, its course and influence on the ongoing war were analyzed based on reports of Wolffs Telegraphisches Bureau and “Frankfurter Zeitung”.
Keywords:
“Lusitania”, World War I, public opinion, Wolffs Telegraphisches Bureau, “Frankfurter Zeitung”, Germany, USA