Why Was The Titanic Sunk

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On April 15, 1912 the Titanic sunk and changed the lives of many people. The Titanic sunk when it collided with an iceberg during its maiden voyage. It sunk because the ship was going too fast and could not stop in time so this is how the Titanic ended. A lot of people were surprised because they said the ship is invincible and the crashed at night while people were sleeping. To top it off there wasn’t enough lifeboats for all of the people so more than half of the people died because they jumped in the water and it was too cold or killed by the animals underwater. The only people involved were the captain and the passengers. What happened was the titanic sunk and there weren’t enough lifeboats for all of the passengers. The Titanic sunk at

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