Lusitania

them mad. The United states were involved in World War 1 because of the sinking of the Lusitania vessel, Investment in money, and German Atrocities in Belgium. The sinking of the Lusitania was one of the first reasons that the United States were involved in the war. On May 7, 1915 Great Britain sunk the Lusitania. British ships were called in to action during the war to restore U-boat losses. The Lusitania was the sister to the Titanic. The ship was transporting 1,959 civilians, substantial cargo

passengers on the Lusitania. In the story “Attack At Sea” it states in the text,”The pier around her vibrated with activity”. This shows how author helps the reader empathize with the passengers on the Lusitania because, this shows that the passengers were excited, energetic, and also exhilarated to be boarding the ship. I can infer they probably feel really privileged to have this luxurious opportunity. In the story “Attack At Sea” it states in the text,” But as the Lusitania sailed through the

early 1900’s disaster which involved a British ship called the Lusitania. There will be a discussion of similarities and differences of people who directly experienced the tragedy, the high death toll, and how the event drew the United States into war. Finally, the essay will discuss the three major psychology theories of disaster and the effects these events had on the world, not just the people directly involved. R.M.S. Lusitania Disaster The first manmade disaster of the two that will be discussed

Sinking of the Lusitania. When the Lusitania sunk, a stunning 128 Americans died just because the Germans thought it was a merchant ship (just shot missiles at the Lusitania without even checking what kind of ship it was). With the sinking of the Lusitania, the Secretary of State resigned because he did not want to get involved in the war, which set another uproar. Another thing is the Lusitania was only a cruise liner, with many innocent people on board. I think the Sinking of the Lusitania was a main

America had to get involved in World War I were due to the interception of the Zimmerman note, the sinking of the Lusitania, American propaganda, and U.S. business interests with trade opportunities. American involvement in World War one was due to the German threat to American security and freedom. Reasons why America’s security was threatened include the sinking of the Lusitania, the Zimmerman note, and Germany had declared unrestricted submarine warfare. Joining the Allied Powers was the only

when the Lusitania was sunk by German U-boats because of its immoral tactics and because of the death of the one hundred twenty-eight Americans. In the early 1900s, the Allied navy still followed old naval conduct by warning ships before it was attacked. Germany, on the other hand, practiced unrestricted submarine warfare. Unrestricted submarine warfare is a type of naval warfare in which submarines sink vessels such as passenger and merchant ships without warning. Sadly, the Lusitania fell victim

supplies from the United States were in route to Great Britain. It’s very difficult to compare the sinking of the Lusitania and the shooting on the navy yard although they both happened in different time periods, both could have been avoided if people just paid attention to the signs and warnings. Many historians do not believe the full story about what exactly happened to the Lusitania except it was hit by a torpedo. The problem could be due to the second explosion that occurred after the first

because German sunk a passenger boat called Lusitania. Lusitania is the largest ship in the world during WWI and it was the fastest Atlantic crossing. Lusitania carried 1,959 passengers and crew board when returning from New York to liverpool in May 1915.When German submarine sunk Lusitania so many people have died from explosion and drowning. According to Feldman, Seth from Literature Resource Center “The size of this second explosion caused the Lusitania to sink in 18 minutes, killing 1198 passengers

black hand from a Serbian Terrorist group killed Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife in a show of nationalism. The united states is not in the war in 1915, but they do help out Britain and send supplies. Germany wanted to bomb this ship, the Lusitania, that was being sent to Britain. On that ship were 1,200 people, 128 of them were Americans traveling with loads of American war cargo. The Americans were warned by Germany to not get on the ship. Once the ship sank, Americans were very angry at

There are many reasons why a country ends up going to war. Two examples are nationalism, the feeling of intense loyalty for one’s country or group, and militarism, when one nation boosts their military strength and another feels threatened and builds up their own. There is also another reason that is not commonly known. This reason is called war fever, when the idea of war spreads throughout a population of people. War fever can be spread many ways, but the most prominent way is through the use of