Lusitania was the name of a British ocean liner. It was attacked by the German submarines during their blockade of 1915. This attack on Lusitania caused 1,198 deaths in which 139 were Americans. After this the Americans protested and Germany backed down in hopes of keeping the United States a neutral party in the matter. 3.…
As Germany said, on May 7, 1915, the Lusitania was torpedoed by a German U-boat killing 1,198 passengers, 128 being United States citizens. While some Americans cried out insisting we join the war, others reminded each other that Lusitania was carrying millions of rounds of ammunition making it a clear target. Although Wilson still demanded neutrality, he made it clear that any more destruction of ships by Germany would be identified as…
They thought it was a drill but were informed it wasn't a drill and that they were being attacked . Planes screamed down the sky dropping bombs towards the ships .About 19 to 21 ships sank because of the torpedos that destroyed them ,after the attack the workers brought the ships backup to fix them . They fixed the ship's 2 years later .This attack brought United States into world War II .Japan also attacked Thailand,Philippine and Malaysia .…
It is Sunday, April 14, 1912, at 11:39 pm. The shout, “ICEBERG RIGHT AHEAD!!!!!!!” is heard. 37 seconds later, the Titanic hits an iceberg and starts to sink. The sinking lost more than half of the ship’s crew and passengers. Of around 2,228 people aboard, 1,503 died and 725 survived.…
A SUNKEN MOTIVE 2 A Sunken Motive Many are aware of the tragic attack of the Lusitania, ultimately propelling the United States into the ongoing World War I. Often overlooked, is the theory that British and possibly American officials conspired against the United States in arranging such an attack. Proponents of such a theory enforce their argument with information such as the fact the Britain failed to utilize an escort ship on the voyage, Captain William Turner sailed too close to shore, and also made call to slow the ship’s pace. These facts enable a researcher to formulate an opinion. The Lusitania’s destruction was a result of German suspicion and English influence in an effort to persuade America to join World War I.…
Marine archaeologists were studying a ship that was found deep in the Gulf of Mexico. While studying the shipwreck, they found two others ships! These three ships most likely all went down during the early 19th century. These ships were found 4,363 feet below the ocean's surface. These are now the deepest ships from North or Gulf American shipwrecks to be studied.…
The motive under this theory was to cripple the fleet enough to stall the American decisions as to which front (Asia or Europe) to fight the war on because again it was believed that it was impossible to do both and win the war on both fronts .…
Yet, this policy of Neautality became harder to maintain once German submarines, called U-boats, began torpedoing American ships bound for England. Public opinion turned strongly against the Germans in 1915, when a U-boats sank the British passenger liner Lusitania. Nearly twelve hundred people died, including 128 Americans. The Germans pointed out, however, that the Lusitania was carrying ammunition, so it's voyage wasn't entirely…
German submarines known as U-boats torpedoed and sank the ship on May 7th, 1915. 1,198 lives were lost, out of this number 128 were Americans. Americans were outraged at this act of mass murder and piracy. The sinking of the Lusitania was significant during this time because public opinion was turned against Germany, and it increased the talk of war in the eastern United…
1198 people were killed, including 128 Americans. The ship sunk in only 18 minutes off of the coast of Ireland. The German’s released reports warning all ships in a designated area. “In early May 1915, several New York newspapers published a warning by the German Embassy in Washington, D.C., that Americans traveling on British or Allied ships in war zones did so at their own risk.”…
They are able to take they soldier to one of the vessels, but another soldier in the vessel told them to leave, and when they go to one side of the bridge, the Germans bomb the vessel making it sunk. There were also about 930 planes lost, which includes about 475 fighters, and at least 170 ships were out of…
citizens on board among the nearly 1,200 who perished America needed revenge for those deaths . The U.S. tried to make peace with Germany to avoid war. Germany promised not to sink any more passenger ships .That didn't last long as Germany violated their promise by sinking unarmed French passengers ship the Sussex. Germany just couldn't keep their promises .…
The British passenger ship, Lusitania was torpedo by U-boat of Germany on May 7, 1915. It killed approximately 1,195 passengers on the ship and 123 were Americans. President Wilson, originally, wanted an apology from Germany and not to fight back. However, former President Theodore Roosevelt disagreed with President Wilson. Theodore felt that America should fight back and not just sit back and let this atrocity happen.…
After the sinking of the Lusitania, the United States were furious,…
On July 30,1945, the USS Indianapolis was struck down by two torpedoes. The same source concurs, “What he and the others on the ship did not know was that they were being watched. Down below, the Japanese submarine I-58 was about to fire six torpedoes. Two struck the ship. The first one hit just a few minutes after Harrell fell asleep.…