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PBS

Pbs: Lost Liners: Lusitania

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS documentary about famous shipwrecks reviews the sinking of the Lusitania and the salvage efforts undertaken by deep-sea archaeologist Bob Ballard, who explored the wreckage in 1993.
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Handout
World War 1

Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: Armory: U Boats: Assassins of the Seas

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains pictures, charts and general information on Germany's use of submarine warfare. It focuses on the second phase of submarine usage, i.e., to disrupt trade lines and enforce embargos.
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Primary
Brigham Young University

Byu: Wwi Archive: Wilson's First Lusitania Note to Germany: May 13, 1915

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains the first Lusitania note sent to Germany by President Woodrow Wilson, under the signature of Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan, May 13, 1915.
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Website
Then Again

Then Again: Web Chron: The Sinking of the Lusitania

For Students 9th - 10th
NorthPark University offers several informative paragraphs on the sinking of the Lusitania, a British cargo and passenger ship that was torpedoed and sank due to German submarine activity on May 7, 1915.
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Other

Lusitania Online: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
Lusitania Online is the "Definitive site for information on the RMS Lusitania and her last Master, Captain W.T. Turner."
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Digital History

Digital History: America at War: The Lusitania

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief description of the sinking of the Lusitania and why that occurance eventurally broke down American neutrality, and the United States finally entered World War I.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs: Lost Liners (Teacher Resources)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Find five lesson plans, about the Titanic, the Empress of Ireland, and the Lusitania, developed by the producers of the PBS documentary "Lost Liners" to complement the film and its companion website. This collection of classroom...
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: World War I for Kids: Sinking of the Lusitania

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the Sinking of the Lusitania during World War. Over one thousand civilians were killed when a german submarine (u-boat) sunk this luxury liner.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Farewell to Isolation

For Students 5th - 8th
President Wilson's claim, "he kept us out of war," did not last. Read about the increasing number of reasons for American to declare war against Germany. See why war was finally declared in April, 1917.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: World War I for Kids: United States in Wwi

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the United States in World War I. The U.S. began neutral but was pulled into the war by the Germans. The influx of fresh troops and resources turned the tide of the war in favor of the Allies.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Us Summary in World War 1

For Students 9th - 10th
Summaries of events and major accomplishments surrounding President Woodrow Wilson, the United States, and World War 1.
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Handout
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Sinking of the Lusitania Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive summary with interesting facts about the sinking of the Lusitania passenger liner by a German U-Boat that drew the U.S. into WWI.