The Legacy Of World War I

More evidence is shown in the passage, “A Case in Antiquities for ‘Finders Keepers’” paragraph 15, “Scientist and curators have generally supported the laws passed in recent decades giving countries ownership of ancient ‘cultural property’ discovered within their borders.” This evidence shows that some people like travelers are on a mission to discover something new and if they find an ancient objects from the past they should have the right to bring it back and spread this cultural religion and ancient artifact. Lastly, evidence is shown in the passage, “Vision of home: Repatriated Works Back in Their Countries of Origin” paragraph 2 and 3, “The Getty, which had bought the statue in 1988 for $18 million, returned it to Italy in 2011 after Italian prosecutors found that it had been

They soon discovered the submarines bow planes were buried; the bow tanks full of sand. The propellers were torn off, steering gear ruined, stern tanks flooded, and all the hatches were desperately jammed.

D. disappeared at sea with no trace, but newspaper reporters claimed that Spain had ordered it sunk

Clearly depicting a scene in which the police forces were not turning a ‘blind eye’ to the anti-German violence. The provenance of the source adds to its significance when discussing public outrage as a reason to why the anti-German riots occurred, the source is from Pat O’Mara, a man growing up in Liverpool during the riots, O’Mara would have a particular insight into the reaction of a soldier to the Lusitania, O’Mara was a ‘ordinary seaman’, O’Mara also states that he had connections with those who were killed in the sinking, meaning O’Mara’s anger toward the Germans also represents the other 2000 rioters during May 1915. However the source does not address all the elements of anti-German outrage, prior to 1915 there was already major anti-German propaganda, one example is ‘The Battle of Dorking’ which depicts Britain being invaded by German speakers, this may have been caused by the increasing number of German immigrants arriving in Britain. Overall, the source is significant when discussing public outrage as a reason for the anti-German riots because the author has a first-hand account of the riots, which he mentions the anger of the

Robert Lansing address how Great Britian would capture ships and inconveniently take them to British ports for inspection (Doc 3). America’s Trade during the War fell, because the British would take the ships in fear that they were war ships attacking them. This led to a decline in Wilson’s Free Trade. The cargo on the ships was used by the time the British ports let the ship free, causing a major disruption in our economy. The report from the American Customs Inspector conveys how the Lusitania was in fact loaded with ammunition (Doc 6).

World War I the first of its kind would mark an entire generation; could what today is known as the lost generation have been avoidable or was President Woodrow Wilson just prolonging the inevitable by his neutrality. The following will guide you through a brief outline of the WWI and how one man 's justifications sent an entire nation to war.

I defend Erik Larson’s argument due to the amount of evidence provided throughout the novel. He also includes quotes to support his claim. For example, “...given that Room 40’s intelligence prompted the obsessive tracking and protection of HMS Orion; given that U-20 had sunk three vessels in the Lusitania’s path; given Cunard chairman Booth’s panicked Friday morning visit to the navy’s Queenstown office; given that

Following Britain’s blockade, Germany adopted a counterstrategy of unrestricted sinking ships in open seas. The first action was the sinking of the Lusitania. In the afternoon of May 15th a German submarine torpedoed the cruise liner where 123 American men, women and children lost their lives (Simpson, 1972). In addition the Sussex, a passenger ferry was torpedoed one year later. Germany forces has violated the pact of naval warfare as well as hindered the American’s high sea trade. Despite holding isolationism, the conflict has significantly affected the United States. The events are not only a threat to the sovereignty but will also cripple down

When analyzing the syntax and diction used in this specific quote, it is obvious that Larson appears to be very suspicious of the behavior and actions of Room 40. Larson does this by adding slights hints of sarcasm by the placement of his chosen words to add extra impact and differing meanings to many words. He also proves his claim by showing how Room 40 was very aware of the situation at hand and the possible outcome of the Lusitania’s lone voyage of the, at the time, dangerous British sea’s. Larson explicitly knows that the Admiralty was very cautious when in regard to boat’s such as the HMS Orion, and knew that the Admiralty was aware of the three previous boat sinkings before the Lusitania. Larson also questions Room 40 on why no escort was provided for the Lusitania on it’s

In May of 1915, a German submarine sank the passenger liner Lusitania, killing 128 American

The carnage of world war one was the result of the clash between new technologies, but old strategies. Blitzkrieg warfare would be the first form of modern military tactics for it fully utilizes the technological advancements of that time. The term “Blitzkrieg” was not invented by the Germans, but by an English magazine that described the invasion of Poland (Showalter). While many accredit the invention of Blitzkrieg warfare to Heinz Guderian, Germany's Chief of Mobile Troops during WWII, it was actually invented far before that. In fact, it was developed right after WWI after seeing the devastating effects of trench warfare(Showalter). Ironically, the basis of Blitzkrieg warfare was also laid by German Field Marshall Alfred von Schlieffen of the famous Schlieffen plan of WWI(Showalter). The basic essence of Blitzkrieg warfare was built upon the belief that Germany was always going to be out resourced and out numbered in every war and thus in order to win it, the Germans must strike hard and fast and penetrate deep behind enemy lines(Showalter). Thus, Blitzkrieg warfare was the most effective military tactic of its time because it utilized all of the technology of its time, it not only utilized physical warfare, but also psychological warfare, and because Germany’s opponents were not prepared for this kind of warfare.

That is a clear indication that no ship, be it passenger or warship nor weapon bearing or not, flying the colors of any enemy known to the German forces were to enter those waters. With this knowledge one would think that sending a passenger ship into dangerous waters would require an escort. The Lusitania was not escorted. The captain of the ship Captain Turner was also advised on several occasions to reroute to a safer location or docking. These requests were ignored. It was also confirmed that the Lusitania, a passenger ship, indeed was carrying weapons and ammunitions. Along with that it is believed the Lusitania suffered from a second explosion, either the ammunition stored down below or a possible second torpedo launched from the U boat. Knowingly travelling into enemy waters, unguarded, with weapons, the Lusitania was inevitably sunk in order to achieve an excuse to join actively into the war for profit.

The Titanic may be one of the most famous and well known shipwrecks of our time. Just about everyone learns of the tragedy in school and how it was a complete accident. Information has been found that point to the tragedy not being what we think it is. There is evidence that shows that the ship thought to be the Titanic may actually be named the Olympic, and may have been used in an insurance scam. This evidence includes pictures showing different amounts of port holes and even people working on the ship coming forward. It has yet to be proven if this is 100% true, but most would agree that all of this points to it being true.

On May 1, 1915, the Lusitana set fail from New York to Liverpool, England. The ship contained tons of ammunition and supplies to assist Britain during World War 1. Germany knew of this, and on May 7, a torpedo was launched from a German U-Boat, and hit directly on the sides of the Lusitana. Immediately after the initial explosion, a second explosion went off because of the

128 Americans that were on board were killed. However, the ‘Lusitania’ was not an American ship and Wilson accepted the Germans change in policy that their U-boats would now adopt ‘cruiser’ tactics and surface to attack ships with guns fitted onto their decks. While the German chancellor managed to avoid a major diplomatic issue this time, the German military was adamant that the ‘cruiser’ tactic was not going to be used as it was to dangerous for the lightly armored U-boats of the time.