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Lusitania
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which country had the greatest sea power in 1915? | Great Britain |
| The world was angry when the Lusitania was sunk because of the loss of so many passengers and ________. | crew |
| We can conclude that President Wilson was a __________-loving man. | peace |
| We can conclude that a major reason for the United States' entering the war in 1917 was Germany was ___________ many ships. | attacking |
| In 1915 Great Britain was at war with __________. | Germany |
| Germany wanted to cut off the shipments of food and ___________ that were going to Great Britain. | supplies |
| Without a warning a German submarine torpedoed the British liner __________ on May 7, 1915. | Lusitania |
| When the Lusitania was torpedoed there was a huge ___________and a fire. | explosion |
| The Lusitania went down off the coast of Ireland and sank in half an hour, killing 1,198 passengers and crew including 128 ____________. | Americans |
| On April 6, 1917, the United States entered the war because President Wilson asked _________ to declare war. | Congress |
| One of the reasons that the U.S. entered the war was that Germany was waging submarine warfare against all ships, and it had sunk four American _________. | ships |
| Mrs. Morrison's grandfather was on board the Lusitania when it sunk and survived by hanging on to a piece of drift______ floating in the water. His name was Robert James Clarke. He was born in Liverpool, England. | wood |