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The Sinking of the Lusitania
Name: _______________________________________
Date: _____________
PD: ______
1. What was the Lusitania? _______________________________________________________
2. What was the U20? ___________________________________________________________
3. On what date was the Lusitania sunk? _____________________________________________
4. How many people died? _______________________________________________________
5. How many people were saved? __________________________________________________
6. Of the THREE questions that were raised immediately after the Lusitania sunk, which do you
believe was most important? (Write the entire question on the line provided for you below)
___________________________________________________________________________
7. Using complete sentences, explain why you think this question is more important than the others.
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8. How did Americans feel about the attack? __________________________________________
9. How might the captain of the Lusitania avoided the attack? ____________________________
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10. How old (# of years) was the Lusitania when it was sunk? _____________________________
11. What were the names of the other three ships the U20 sunk before the Lusitania?
_______________________, ___________________________, & ________________________
12. How long did it take the Lusitania to sink? _________________________________________
13. What was originally believed about why the Lusitania sunk so quickly? ____________________
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14. Did the National Geographic Society’s robot vehicle Jason support or refute this theory?
SUPPORT
or
REFUTE
15. Write the question relating to the Lusitania’s cargo that has haunted historians since it sank.
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16. Answer that question here → ___________________________________________________
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17. Do you think Germany was justified (right) to sink the Lusitania since the world was at war?
YES
or
NO
18. Using complete sentences, explain your opinion: _____________________________________
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19. Who are Alice Drury and Audrey Lawson? _________________________________________
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20. Study the propaganda poster on page 513. (Your last page!) The author of this poster has
illustrated a very powerful reason why Americans should enlist to fight in World War I. Identify
this reason:
_________________________________________________________________
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*BONUS: What propaganda technique is being used in this propaganda poster?
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