Answer: In 1917, Germany, determined to win its war of attrition against the Allies, announced the resumption of unrestricted warfare in war-zone waters. Three days later, the United States broke diplomatic relations with Germany, and just hours after that the American liner Housatonic was sunk by a German U-boat.
You're offended, the attacks on the church made by martin luther, john calvin, and henry viii were all negative towards the church and they pointed out the problems the church was faint at the time. You could be offended, defensive, angry, frustrated, any of these.
1. Intellectual protests. Papers, documents, letters denouncing the British taxes and supporting the injustices of "taxation without representation."
2. Economic boycotts or refusing to buy goods in order to pressure the opposing force into changing its policies.
3. Violent intimidation or using violence to convince the opposing force into backing down.