Lusitania

The sinking of the Lusitania and “unrestricted submarine warfare” are of the utmost importance to America because they were two of the largest driving points used by the media to instill the scenes of patriotism and nationalism in the population, as well as a turning point in the United States’ decision to enter the war. Before the United States entered the war, German submarines had attacked a British passenger liner called the Lusitania. This event resulted in the deaths of

304 of the 475 passengers perished, many of them students from Danwon High School, and 7 of the 29 crew. Modern technology allowed for students aboard the stricken vessel to send text messages and cell phone calls during their frantic struggles to escape the sinking vessel. These communications offered insight into the confusion and desperation felt by the students. The electrical power had reportedly failed, trapping the students in darkness, as water rushed into the tilted vessel as those trapped

thoroughly analyzes the sinking in order for readers to better understand events surrounding the sinking. This is valuable because prior to the publication of this book, it was intended to replace sensationalized articles and books pertaining to the Lusitania thus the experienced authors put in extra effort to create a work which can be used as a source for the future. This could be a limitation as well considering the intended audience was American and British readership, thus allowing the authors to

Unit 7 Writing Assignment Review 7.2 Final Short Paper Throughout the course readings, discussions, and short papers you have explored events, topics, and themes in history that range from 1877 to the present. As this course concludes consider all that has been covered. Select any two events/topics/themes that we have learned about that you feel are essential to understanding America as it is today and explain why. Take the time to think carefully about this topic and conduct research

started. However, he couldn't declare war without reason. For instance, before the Lusitania sank, William J Bryan, Secretary of State at the time, “warned Americans not to travel on British, French, or German ships” (America in World War I: Crash Course US History #30, 2013, Crash Course). However, Wilson refused to instate such a travel ban. Germany, who had began submarine warfare, attacked that sunk the Lusitania, though the ship was “carrying a large cache of arms... it caused the death of 1,198

Lingyan Xie Justice No Truth in Story-telling “Margaret Atwood gives voice to Penelope, one of antiquity’s most infamous heroines, so that she can tell her story at last and set the record straight once and for all” (Canongate). The quotation printed at the back of The Penelopiad gives a concise motivation why Margaret Atwood writes the book: Atwood uses Penelope’s voice to tell the readers how she is wronged in Homer’s Odyssey. Although the narrator Penelope dominates the book, the twelve hanged

total war because people used maximum resources for the purpose of the war. A modern war because the people used technological and industrial mobilization. America enters the war for many reasons but the four causes were the sinking of the Lusitania, the economics,

100 Years Ago - World War 1 Frist of all, in the Second Battle of Ypres, the Germans introduced the first use of poisonous gas. When poison gas first introduced it was a popular weapon choice and would be the weapon to change the outcome of the war. The Germans surprisingly attack the Allies, where the used lethal chloride gas against them. The gas was deadly and killed over one thousand soldiers. (1) It also allowed a significant advanced for the Germans in the war. The gas usage continued to grow

Eastland disaster The Eastland ship disaster killed more passengers than Titanic and Lusitania. The captain who survived from this disaster stated that “when the boat toppled on its side those on the upper deck were hurled off likes so many ants being brushed from a tables (Beliow).” According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, over one hundred years ago on July 24, 1915 the owner of Eastland St.Joseph-Chicago Steamship Company decided to make more money by selling tickets

Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand Archduke Ferdinand, the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, was assassinated on June 28, 1914. This assassination sparked WW1. After Ferdinand’s assassination, Austria-Hungary blamed Serbia and declared war on them. The Russians allied with the Serbians and then the Russians brought France and Britain into the mix. The Germans then sided with Austria- Hungary. The week after his assassination, Russia, Serbia, Belgium, France, and Great Britain were up against