RMS Lusitania

Probably the most important incident happened on 7th May 1915 when the British passenger liner RMS Lusitania were sank by German U-20 led by Capitan Walther Schweiger with one torpedo hit and a second explosion triggered by coal dust and other explosives within 18 minutes. About a thousand people lost their life, among them about 100 Americans. Hence American protest were quite sharp and this incident dragged the United States into the war. However the incident itself contains some unexplained mysteries

The Plight of the RMS Lusitania It is an overcast evening, yet sunlight pours through a hole in the layers upon layers of clouds. There is a small party on-board the RMS Lusitania, and the Cunard Line’s captain assigned for the vessel, William Turner, is standing in uniform, facing towards America. He raises a glass of port to a safe voyage, and the whole room follows suit. The chamber orchestra begins to play a fast-paced, lighthearted tune. You are a war correspondent, and you believe that something

than a handful of people. Unfortunately as a society we have been witness to several on such a level. The history of the grand RMS Lusitania is one event on this level that left thousands of souls changed forever.

the impact of two varying manmade disasters: the sinking of the British ocean liner Royal Mail Ship (RMS) Lusitania on May 7, 1915 and the Famine of the Bengal Province of British India in 1943. While these two disasters are not connected, the death toll of both events places direct emphasis on the loss life, questions of mortality and depression issues within the affected population. RMS Lusitania During World War I, German submarines called “U boats” patrolled the oceans surrounding Europe using

of destruction early [on] in the war” (Kennett 194). The unsuspecting u-boat caused many repercussions on World War 1. The U-boats demonstrated destruction on the sinking of ships, but it particularly made an impact on the war by sinking the RMS Lusitania. A German u-boat, the U20, sank the seven hundred seventy feet long passenger ship three hundred feet off the coast of Ireland one hundred and two years ago. The sinking of this ship altered the outcome of World War 1, as it was the catalyst which

following the law and that every action has a consequence. As you can see this event was minor and just affected him directly. On the other hand, some events are catastrophic and can change millions of lives worldwide; like the attacks to the RMS Lusitania by Germans or the attacks of 9/11. As you read, we are going to recall those events, explore the opinions and thoughts of witnesses and survivors, as well as compare their similarities and

went on to last 4 years. During the war, America wanted to stay neutral and out of the way of the European countries. This lasted for almost 3 full years until the Germans hit a ship, the RMS Lusitania, --that had many American passengers--with a torpedo sent from one of their U-Boats. The sinking of the RMS Lusitania was done in 1915, by the Germans, which had a negative impact on the United State’s view of Germany. North America eventually joined the Allies over the Germans practicing unrestricted

Prior to 1914 to 1918, Americans followed the idealism of isolationist to remain neutral in foreign wars and affairs. During World War I, propaganda was used to influence exit isolationism, change America's views on immigrants, and keep Americans participating and fighting in the war. Propaganda was used to directly appeal to the emotions and patriotism of many Americans, willing them to join the war. It was also used to express America’s ever changing ideas of immigrants, such as the Japanese

The Sinking of the Lusitania On the 7 May 1915 at 14:30, then 240 metre long and 27 meter wide ship the Lusitania sunk to the sea bed. Despite the fact that so many were killed, 1,195 people, this ship has not become one of history’s most well known vessels, unlike the Titanic. This is due to the fact that the Lusitania was sunk by the Germans during the First World War. The Lusitania and her sister ship, the Mauretania, were built by John Brown & CO Ltd in Glasgow

Lusitania It was 2:10 p.m. on May 7, 1915. Leslie Morton, a lookout on the Lusitania, screamed, "Torpedoes coming on the starboard side." Two explosions followed. Within 18 minutes the huge liner, once the largest ever built, sank to the bottom of the Celtic Sea. 1,195 out of the 1,959 people aboard died. Walther Schwieger, commander of the German submarine U- 20, who had fired a single torpedo 750 yards away from the ship, later called it the most horrible sight he had ever seen. The