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0h 18min, may 4, 1916 y - Sussex Pledge

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INFO SOURCE: http://www.american-historama.org/1913-1928-ww1-prohibition-era/sussex-pledge.htm

The Sussex Pledge was a promise by Germany to the US, agreeing to not sink any more passenger ships. But on February 1, 1917, Germany broke the pledge and continued their submarine warfare by attacking US Ships with their U-boats.

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https://memegenerator.net/instance/81312888/submarine-dont-break-my-heart-like-the-gremans-broke-the-sussex-pledge

https://www.slideshare.net/CrissCross16/unit-6-section-1-2-people-and-terms

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0h 18min, may 4, 1916 y
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