To what extent were the British culpable for the sinking of the Lusitania on May 7‚ 1915? Grace Lee February 21‚ 2006 IB History 2‚ Pd. 2 Mr. Hines To what extent were the British culpable for the sinking of the Lusitania on May 7‚ 1915? Part A: Plan of Investigation The Lusitania was one of a pair of huge‚ fast‚ and technologically advanced luxury liners that were created by the Cunard Line of Britain for use as passenger ships‚ but which
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Trust is the fundamental element to any relationship‚ but politically it is a deeper level of loyalty and commitment. Trust brings long-term prosperity‚ unites a nation‚ it is a nationalistic approach to the well-being of the nation‚ and it is what keeps the citizens bonded to each other and their leader. Thus‚ the trust that the people give to their authority figure derives a strong and competent leader. Such a leader is essential for a nation experiencing a political‚ social‚ and financial crisis
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[align=center][size=120]5th Defense Task Force[/size][/align] [b]ENS. [I]Benson[/i][/b] While the Veteran went up in flames many sailors ran to the lifeboats or jumped ship then it finally blew. With the Benson fired at the submarine along with the other four ships. Soon they saw an explosion in the water. The Task Force stayed there while the freezing‚ soaking survivors climbed aboard. High Admiral Forest had been the first to jump ship. He heard the life scaring sound of a torpedo‚ grabbed his
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Maria Alcaraz Hist 1301 Mid-term Exam What were some of the changes that took place in Europe between the years 1000 and 1492‚ and why did those changes lead to European exploration and overseas expansion? From Leif Eriksson being the first European to sail to North America to Marco Polo making his first trip to china were the few things that were going on in the European discovery. During the 1100 the crusades joined the holy war to regain capture of Palestine which was taken away by the
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“Al-Shaitan” “The American Sniper” by Chris Kyle is an account of the deadliest American sniper ever‚ called “the devil” by the enemies he hunted and “the legend” by his Navy SEAL brothers. From 1999 to 2009‚ U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle recorded the most career sniper kills in United States military history. The Pentagon has officially confirmed more than 150 of Kyle’s kills (the previous American record was 109). Iraqi insurgents feared Kyle so much they named him al-Shaitan (“the devil”) and placed
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March 28‚ 2012 Bombs‚ Booms and Bangs! How the U.S. Navy went from bottom of Pearl Harbor to the world’s most powerful naval power. In the aftermath of the worst year of war in the history of the U.S. Navy turn stunning failure into sustained success. We all know about the complete defeat the U.S. Navy suffered at the hands of the Imperial Japanese Navy on December 7‚ 1941. Whoever not many know that for the rest of 1941‚ the U. S. Navy suffered losses at almost every other naval battle in
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BATTLE OF JITRA INTRODUCTION 1. Some two months before the fall of Singapore‚ the history of East Asia was forever transformed by the surprising attack across the Malay Peninsular. The sole objective was the capture of Singapore by land. Within a few days of the landing of the invasion forces‚ the fate of Asia will be played out on the field nearby a town called Jitra. 2. The Battle of Jitra which lasted less than two days will ultimately foretell the density that waits that the British
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Admiral François Paul Brueys d’Aigailliers Admiral François Paul Brueys d’Aigailliers was a volunteer of the French navy. He volunteered to join the French navy at a young age (Jensen 1). “He was named commander of the navy in the Mediterranean” (Jensen 1). Admiral Brueys was the commander of the naval operations in the expedition to Egypt (Jensen 1). In the Mediterranean‚ he successfully avoided being discovered by the British commander. Also‚ he seized Malta from the British and continues their
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hundreds floating adrift in the sea with swarms of sharks circling around them. Captain McVay‚ the captain of the Indianapolis‚ was charged with negligence. Truly‚ Captain McVay did his job with what he had‚ and should not be the scapegoat for the navy. Generals‚ Lieutenants‚ and Commodores are all partially responsible for the sinking due to negligence‚ miss communication‚ and important top-secret intelligence. Captain McVay did nothing wrong‚ and did a great job as Captain with the knowledge and
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unable to bring Constitution into the shallow harbor‚ Captain Silas Talbot planned to surprise the French by sending a small detachment of sailors and marines to storm the ship and sail her out of port. 11 May 1800 From Captain Silas Talbot‚ U. S. Navy‚ to
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