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How the Titanic Sank...
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Your task is to unravel the clues from primary source documents as to why 1,517 people perished on the Titanic. The US Senate completed an investigation and you will be reading the actual interviews that were conducted. Each member of your group will need to add 6 pieces of textual evidence on to a Google Document. You need to put quotes around direct quotes, identify who stated the quote, and initial your addition. You will add a citation for the website to your document. As you are adding evidence, look for similarities and categorize the facts.
Example: (quoting your source indicates you copied the information)
Mr Harder said, "Our boat was managed very well. It is true this officer did want to go back to the ship, but all the passengers held out and said: "Do not do that. Do not do that. It would only be foolish if we went back there. There will be so many around they will only swamp the boat." And, at the time, I do not think those people appreciated that there were not sufficient lifeboats to go around. I never paid any attention to how many lifeboats there were. I did not know". VL
Mr Harder said, "This is the way it was." in response to being asked if there were cries for help, and the passengers would not permit Pitman to go to help them. VL
Inquiry Group 1: First Class Passengers
Bishop, Mrs. Helen
Bruce Ismay
Douglas, Mahala
Harder, George
Shelley, Mrs. Imanita
Stengel, Henry
Inquiry Group 2: First Class Passengers
Gracie, Archilbald
Crosby, Catherine
Minahan, Daisy
Peuchen, Maj. Arthur G.
Smith, Mrs. Lucien
Smith, George Otis
Inquiry Group 3: First Class Passengers
Bishop, Dickinson
McGough, James
Smith, Lucien
Ryerson, Emily
Widener, Eleanor
Woolner, Hugh
Inquiry Group 4: Crew
Andrews, C.E.
Bright, Arthur
Crawford, Alfred
Lowe, Harold
Oliver, Alfred
Walter, Brice
Inquiry Group 5: Crew
Boxhall, Joseph
Buley, Edward
Hardy, John
Lightoller, Charles Herbert
Osman, Frank
Ward, William
Inquiry Group 6: Crew
Archer, Ernest
Frederick, Fleet
Hichens, Robert
Perkis, Walter
Pitman, Herbert
Ward, William
Inquiry Group 7: Others
Abelseth, Olaus
Cottam, Harold
Evans, Cyril
Knapp, John
Pickard, Berk
Smith, George
Inquiry Group 8: Others
Balfour, Gilbert
Buckley, Daniel
Bride, Harold
Knapp, John
Lord, Stanley
Moore, James
Inquiry Group 9: Third Class
Abelseth, Olaus (3rd class)
Walter, Brice (Seaman)
Buckley, Daniel (3rd class)
Evans, Oliver (Seaman)
Moore, George (Seaman)
Prickard, Berk (3rd class)