How did the sinking of the Lusitania affect wartime propaganda?

A It proved that much anti-German propaganda was false.

B It provided new material for anti-German propaganda.

C It supported propaganda criticizing the Allied nations.

D It showed that propaganda against the Allies was false.

The correct answer is B) It provided new material for anti-German propaganda.

The Lusitania was a British passenger ship that was sunk off the coast of Ireland by Germany. Germany used unrestricted submarine warfare against this ship. This upset American citizens, as the passenger ship contained American citizens. In total, over one hundred American citizens died in the attack. This resulted in a significant rise in anti-German sentiment in the United States.

B. It provided new material for anti-German propaganda