The United States claimed the Lusitania carried an innocent cargo, and therefore the torpedoing was a monstrous German atrocity. Actually, the Lusitania was heavily armed: it carried 1,248 cases of 3 inch shells, 4,927 boxes of cartridges (1,000 rounds in each box), and 2,000 more cases of small arms ammunition. The British and American governments lied about the cargo.
Because they are important to the American people and symbolize America in a whole
Italy finally had its independence last April 11. 1861 after the Third Italian War with the Austrian Empire. The Austrian-Italian Treaty was the formal confirmation of Italy's territory.
This event received recognition by the United States.
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Efforts to restore Catholicism gained momentum
