1. Research Question​: How can Britain use the Sinking of Lusitania for propaganda purposes?

Sub-research questions:
What is the event?
How did the news make people feel?
What are the most provocative facts?

Why did you choose this research question?

- I chose this research question, because related concepts has connections to this research question, which is
perspective and conflict. Government is trying to change the citizens perspective about the Sinking of the
Lusitania. The government is trying to make citizens angry, and make them to join the conflict. Also, there are
some conflicts in Britain during the Sinking of the Lusitania.

2. Action Plan
Create a plan for how you will complete your research.
Date (finish Goal (what do you want to complete) Did I complete it by the date? If not, why?
by)

December, Finish researching about the details of the I completed it by the date.
1st event.

December Finish researching about the purpose of the I completed it by the date.
3rd government when they try to change the
perspective of citizens.

December How many people die or get injured during the I completed it by the date.
6th Sink of Lusitania?

Sub-research Source Purpose Value (how does Limitations

questions (Origin) (what is this site this answer your (based on the
Cite in APA used for?) sub-research purpose of the
question?) What website, are there
are the important any bias? What are
information you some questions you
can use? have after reading
this site?)

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the Lusitania? about the relationship cruise ship in include much
History.com Editors. (2009, between the Sinking Britain. In 1907, it information about the
December 02). Lusitania.
of the Lusitania and was the biggest situation in the
Retrieved from
https://www.history.com/top
WWI. ship in the world. It Sinking of the
ics/world-war-i/lusitania mostly across the Lusitania.
Atlantic ocean, with
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What is the Sinking of Secondary source
the Lusitania?
The Editors of
Encyclopaedia Britannica.
(2019, October 29).
Lusitania. Retrieved from
https://www.britannica.com/
topic/Lusitania-British-ship
What is the Sinking of Secondary source
the Lusitania?
World War I. (n.d.).
Retrieved from
https://www.ducksters.com/
history/world_war_i/sinking
_of_the_lusitania.php
What was the Secondary source
purpose of the
government when O'Gan, P., & O'Gan, P.
(2016, September 02).
they try to change the
Remember the Lusitania: 3
perspective of pieces of World War I
citizens? propaganda. Retrieved
from
https://americanhistory.si.e
du/blog/lusitania-propagan
passengers and
crews.
To tell people what While the Lusitania This site doesn’t
happened in Sinking was returning back include much
of the Lusitania. to Liverpool from information about
New York, what happened while
Lusitania received the ship was sinking
the information that down the water.
there is a ship
sinking in the
around the south
coast of Ireland. So
the Lusitania tried
to avoid the ship by
moving quickly,
and they started to
sink down the
water.
To educate When the Lusitania This site doesn’t
elementary and started sinking, the include much
middle school captain of the information about the
students about the Lusitania told treatment or what
Sinking of the passengers to get happened to the
Lusitania. off the ship. people in the
However, it was so Lusitania.
hard to get out of
the ship, because it
was tilted too much
to the side. 20
minutes after the
Lusitania started to
sink down,
Lusitania sunk in
the water
completely.
To educate what was Britain tried to This site doesn’t
the purpose of British change the include information
government changing citizens’ about the purpose of
citizens’ perspective perspective that British government
of Lusitania. Germany had today about the
planned to attack Sinking of the
the Lusitania. Lusitania.
British government
denied the
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What was the Secondary source
purpose of the
government when Home. (n.d.). Retrieved
they try to change the from
perspective of https://blog.europeana.eu/2
014/06/the-sinking-of-the-lu
citizens?
sitania/
How many people die Secondary source
or get injured during
the Sink of Lusitania? Schlenoff, D. (2015, May
01). Sinking the Lusitania,
Part 1: Civilians Die in
"Wicked" Atrocity, May 7,
1915. Retrieved from
https://blogs.scientificameri
can.com/anecdotes-from-th
e-archive/sinking-the-lusita
nia-part-1-many-civilians-di
e-in-wicked-atrocity-may-7-
1915/
How many people die Secondary source
or get injured during
the Sink of Lusitania? Daugherty, G. (2013, May
01). 8 Famous People Who
Missed the Lusitania.
Retrieved from
https://www.smithsonianma
g.com/history/8-famous-pe
ople-who-missed-the-lusita
nia-49564938/
contraband
munitions that
founded in the
Lusitania.
To educate people Today, Bitish This site doesn’t
about what British government still include information
government are denied the about the plan of
saying about the contraband British government
Sinking of Lusitania munitions in the about the Sinking of
today. Lusitania. the Lusitania.
However, they are
still saying that
German boat didn’t
follow the maritime
law, so they cause
the Sinking of the
Lusitania.
To educate people on It only took 28 This site doesn’t
how many people die minutes until the include information
or get injured during ship sunk about the people died
the Sinking of completely in the in the Sinking of the
Lusitania. water, so there Lusitania, or any
were many people detail about the
died because they passengers that
couldn’t get out of survived from the
the ship until it Lusitania.
sunk. 1,193 people
died, 767 people
stranded in
lifeboats, or
floundering in the
cold water.
To educate people There are many This site doesn’t
about some famous famous lucky include information
people that died in the people that missed about what those
Sinking of the the Lusitania ship. famous people said
Lusitania. For example, after the Sinking of
Lincoln Wirt the Lusitania.
missed the ship
because he
canceled the ship
Lusitania, and go
with
Constantinople
 ship instead.

E. Reflection:
What was easy about the research process? What was done well?
- Writing information for the value was done well, because there weren't many hard vocabulary in the
article. Also, I could summarize the research information in my own words well, because I practiced
some vocabulary about the propaganda and the Sinking of the Lusitania.

What was difficult about the research process? What could be improved?
- Finding site that include the information of the limitation from another site was difficult, because not
every site include information that I want to look for. Also, some information was hard to find
information through the research, so I had to change some research questions.

What did you learn in regards to the information you found? What are you still curious about?
- I still want to know some mysterious thing from the Sinking of the Lusitania, for example, I want to know
about the contraband munitions that is found in the Lusitania, and the British government tried to hide
it. I want to know about this, because I think that the important things in the Sinking of the Lusitania is
connected to the contraband munitions.