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The sinking swayed the United States against the Central Powers, solidifying the Americans support for the Entente and eventually their entrance into the conflict.
1775 – 1783
Here how it started: In April 1775 British soldiers, called lobsterbacks because of their red coats, and minutemen—the colonists' militia—exchanged gunfire at Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts. Described as "the shot heard round the world," it signaled the start of the American Revolution and led to the creation of a new nation.
In 1765 Parliament passed the Quartering Actthat said the colonists needed to find or pay for lodging for British soldiers stationed in America. With the French and Indian War over, many colonists saw no need for soldiers to be stationed in the colonies. Britain also needed money to pay for its war debts.
It was the first eastern victory over western great powers. Before that war, Europeans were believing that no other race can in a war or science. And it spread asian nationalism. It proved Japanese power and imperialism. After that war no other great power could annex a country without japanese acceptance. After war Japan annexed Korea and a few years later Manchuria. The war stopped russian aggression in far east and weakened tsardom.