PBS
Pbs: Lost Liners: Lusitania
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.
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young U.: Wwi Document Archive: Wilson's First Lusitania Note to Germany
Read the text of a note sent to the German government by Woodrow Wilson protesting the sinking of the Lusitania.
Other
Lusitania Online: Homepage
Lusitania Online is the "Definitive site for information on the RMS Lusitania and her last Master, Captain W.T. Turner."
Then Again
Then Again: Web Chron: The Sinking of the Lusitania
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.
Read Works
Read Works: World War I the Sinking of the Lusitania and Submarine Warfare
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the sinking of the submarine the Lusitania during World War I. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Brigham Young University
Byu: Wwi Archive: Wilson's First Lusitania Note to Germany: May 13, 1915
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.
Mount Holyoke College
International Relations: American Protest Over the Sinking of the Lusitania
Text of a statement by William Jennings Bryan protesting the sinking of the Lusitania by German U-boats.
Digital History
Digital History: America at War: The Lusitania
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.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Sinking of the Lusitania Facts
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.
Ducksters
Ducksters: World War I for Kids: Sinking of the Lusitania
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.
Digital History
Digital History: Neutrality and the Lusitania [Pdf]
American neutrality in World War I was sorely tested with the attack and sinking of the passenger ship, Luisitania. Read information about the attack and find conflicting reactions by Franklin Roosevelt and William Jennings Bryan about...
Library of Congress
Loc: Newspaper Pictorials: The Lusitania Disaster
Read about the sinking of the Luisitania in 1915 and find out about how it affected the American desire to enter World War I.
PBS
Pbs: Lost Liners
Explore this online exhibit on lost ocean liners. Includes the Titanic, Lusitania, Empress of Ireland, Britannic, and the Andrea Doria.
PBS
Pbs: Lost Liners (Teacher Resources)
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...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Woodrow Wilson and Foreign Policy
A thorough review of Woodrow Wilson's foreign policies in these four lessons offered by EDSITEment. Learn the origins of "Wilsonianism," Wilson's views on relations with countries in Latin America, Wilson's decision to enter World War I,...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Woodrow Wilson and American Entry Into Ww I
This lesson plan explores the ways President Woodrow Wilson tried to keep America out of war as World War I raged in Europe. Examine documents, speeches, and other primary sources to follow America's path from neutrality to war.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Great War 1914 1919: American Isolationism and European Origins of War
The foreign policy of Woodrow Wilson is explained, and how he tried to keep America neutral at the start of World War I yet intervened in international affairs in the Western Hemisphere. The reasons America declared war on Germany in...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Themepark: Liberty: World War I
Find a large collection of internet resources organized around World War I. Links to places to go, people to see, things to do, teacher resources, and bibliographies.
World War 1
Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: Armory: U Boats: Assassins of the Seas
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.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: War and Neutral Rights
This resource presents a brief discussion of U.S. neutrality early in World War I and of the events which brought the country closer to war.
Digital History
Digital History: America Goes to War [Pdf]
President Woodrow Wilson tried to maintain American neutrality in World War I. Find out why he decided that the U.S. needed to join the war and read a portion of his message to Congress asking for a declaration of war against Germany....
US National Archives
Nara: Military Resources World War I
A compilation of resources on World War I from the National Archives and Records Administration, including links to external sites.
PBS
Pbs: The Great War: Interactive Timeline
This site has an interactive timeline of World War I. Choose a year to see important events listed chronologically. You can click on battles and names of famous people to read accompanying thoughts of historians.
PBS
Pbs Meet Bob Ballard
Geologist, chemist and oceanographer. Learn about this fascinating man that found the Titanic, the Bismark and a lot of other sunken ships.
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