boats‚ like the Lusitania‚ and sent the Zimmerman telegram to Mexico and both these things angered us. The thing that was one of the big causes of our entrance into the war was Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare. Germans had u-boats and they used these to ensure they had the upper hand in the war. Germans warned that they would attack any boat they saw as a threat‚ including passenger boats. Many Americans disregarded the threat and still boarded passenger ships. The Lusitania was a passenger
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The 1910s and 1920s were two important decades consisting of many significant events from World War One to Canada gaining its independence. For my radio segments‚ I chose to talk about the Battle of Ypres and sinking of the Lusitania. Firstly‚ I chose to report about the second battle that occurred at Ypres‚ Belgium in 1915 because it was one of first times that Canadians fought Europeans and fought well no matter the circumstances. In the 1910s‚ people valued bravery immensely because it was a sign
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and fight. Three specific reasons being: the sinking of the British cruise ship “The Lusitania” by German U-boats‚ the Zimmerman telegram from Mexico‚ and propaganda persuading American citizens to join in the war or to remain resisting. Not one specific event caused America to give up their neutral state‚ but multiple ones pushing them over the edge left with only one option‚ which was to fight. The sinking of the British cruise ship‚ “The Lusitania” by German U-boats not only was carrying British
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The Three Reasons The U.S Join The War “When the U.S joined World War 1‚ it was two and half years old”. The United States desperately wanted to attack Germany because of the sinking of one the U.S cargo ship on February 3. Three reasons why the United States joined WW1 is because of the Arabic Crisis‚ The Lusitania‚ and the violation of sussex pledge. The Arabic crisis made the U.S join the war. “In the early 1905-1913 twentieth century‚ the Europeans powers had formed themselves into two rival
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Germany sunk the Lusitania “On May 7‚ the British-owned Lusitania ocean liner was torpedoed without warning just off the coast of Ireland.” (America Enters World War 1). This shows that Germany was sinking ships without warning whether the ships were American or not. They were doing anything to keep supplies from reaching the Allies. The Americans asked Germany to stop sinking ships with American people on them and “in August‚ Germany pledged to see to the safety of passengers before sinking unarmed vessels
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This catastrophic event occurred in 1915. The Lusitania was a British ship that carried about 1‚900 passengers‚ including crew members. The Lusitania was supposedly carrying only passengers‚ but the Germans suspected them to be carrying weapons and ammo. However‚ the fact of whether or not they were carrying weapons is still debatable today. German officials ordered that the Lusitania be shot down. Although the captain of the ship was warned that there were German
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In Europe‚ there was a lot of tension between countries in the early 1900’s. The British submarine‚ The Lusitania‚ had recently been sunk by German submarines and the European powers were not at ease. Then‚ on June 28‚ 1914‚ the archduke of Austria-Hungary Franz Ferdinand was assassinated. Archduke Franz Ferdinand should not have been assassinated because his assassination caused World War I and lead to World War II even though some say both wars were not his fault. Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s assassination
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However‚ by May 1917‚ the sinking of the RMS Lusitania had been critical in changing a vast demographic of the American population against Germany‚ leaving the attitude towards Germany rocky at best‚ though an isolationist sentiment had still been present‚ as evidenced by President Woodrow Wilson’s promise to avoid war‚ which won him his re-election. When‚ two years after the loss of the Lusitania‚ the Reichstag approved the decision to resume unrestricted submarine
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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 differences. We will also compare the psychology effects
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of two burgers in a modern fast-food restaurant. Faith in the Kaiser was depleting. The German public were putting pressure on the Government to stop fighting‚ to stop the war. The British Blockade also sunk any German ships that they found. The sinking of German Ships cut supplies of food and Nitrates to Germany - Nitrate being vital for the making of explosives for the army‚ and fertiliser for the farmers. The result of the British Blockade was that over 300‚000 German died due to malnutrition
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