It was an important event because so many people died when the ship sank, partly because of the lack of lifeboats, after the sinking no ship was allowed to set sail unless there were enough lifeboats for everyone on the ship. It was called one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters. I think that the titanic is still talked about because it’s a technological story, where everything seemed to be right with the ship then things went not only wrong, but so horribly wrong, so quickly that it captured people’s imagination at the time.
The Titanic was carrying 2,223 passengers on board when sank and out of those 1,517 died and 706 survivors. The Classes The Guests were split into first, second, and third class and the higher class had an advantage when it came to boarding lifeboats were being deployed. There was a locked gate that separated second and third class sections which cause deaths of many third class individuals. In the result of the factors, Most of the Titanic survivors were women, children, or members of the higher class within the Titanic. 130 first class passengers died, 166 second class passengers died and 536 third class passengers died.
The number of people unemployed rose by five million from the start of the great depression1929 to when Hitler became chancellor in 1933. Some people were still in works but they were paid low wages and worked short time works. The number of unemployment left many people hungry as they had no work so they couldn’t get the money to buy food. Also many people became homeless. The great depression gave huge boost to the extremist parties as the German people started to blame the government to the depression and therefore lost confidence in them.
The rough Winter most likely was the cause to 70 deaths. Based on the “Background Essay”, “Then, in the awful winter of 1609-1610, another two-thirds of the settlers died.” Harsh winters were bound to happen. There was nothing anybody could do about it or prevent it. The colonists could have prepared for it, but because they did not have the current technology, they could have not possibly predicted that a rough winter was coming their way. According to “Document D”, in 1607 August through October “Summer sickness kills half the colonists” The summer of 1607 was so severe that it killed 50 people.
Around like the late 1900’s the mangarevan culture was dead and it was really sad because the island had 5,000 people before the two men came and completely dropped to almost none at all. But you have to understand that not only because the men came that the island became almost extinct; but also because when the people moved to mangareva they had to do trading and stuff so that they wouldn’t die out on the island and also they had to build their houses for them to live and also their canoes to do trade with the other islands like Henderson island and pitcairn island; but in order to do their trade they had to cut down the trees that were in the beautiful forest and make their houses, canoes, and also to trade the wood with the other islands, because maybe the other islands didn’t have any wood or big trees. So not only did the men ruin the culture of the mangravians; but also the mangravians themselves ruined their island by cutting down the trees and they ended up by having a deforestation, and when they didn’t have anymore trees to trade they started to become cannibals because they couldn’t trade their wood
The trips from these different countries to America were tremendously awful. Many people died of diseases and were thrown overboard. The people on the ships were packed like animals and had to watch each other suffer and die. They decided to either kill themselves or fight because they didn’t know where they were headed or going. Little food was given to them during the trip but before they reached the U.S., they were given extra food so that they would look better and healthier so the owners earn more money at the slave
The second reason why Magellan was worth defending was because of his sacrifice. With the crew’s long days and reduced rations, there was only a matter of time until the crew faded. “… the upper and lower gums of most of our men grew (swelled) so much that they could not eat, and in this way so many suffered, that nineteen died…” (Doc D) as told by Antonio Pigfetta in 1520 in his journal. These men had no way to dispose of their bodily wastes and were on a limited supply of food. Besides the men who died others fell ill of unknown illnesses.
The Titanic had been designed to carry a total of forty two lifeboats however, when she set sail only twenty of these boats were onboard. Many people even believed that even the twenty lifeboats were making the decks look too cluttered and were far too unnecessary for an ‘unsinkable ship.’ As a result many lives were lost when they could have easily been saved. The captain of the Titanic wished to surprise the presses by arriving early therefore setting the headline story that not only was she the largest vessel in history but he
On April 10, 1912, the ocean liner sunk with some of the richest people aboard to people even deprived of their basic rights as they are devastated with poverty in everyday life. These deprived people were travelling in hope of a better life. Little did they know of the fate that lay before them! I refer to this to emphasise how big a part social class does affect people’s life chances because coming from a sociologists point of view when looking at the deaths of these innocent people the majority of people who died were 3rd class citizens. The 1st class aboard were on the upper levels on the boat and therefore heard the alarm 1st and had the closest access to the boats in comparison to the lower class of who were living in cramped conditions well below the deck.
The British passenger liner sank in the Atlantic Ocean April 15, 1912 in the early hours of the morning. This disaster is considered to be one of the deadliest peacetime events, with more than 1,500 people dead (“RMS Titanic”). Among these passengers were some of the wealthiest people in the world as well as emigrants looking to start a life in North America. The launch ticket, which can be seen in the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, right outside of Belfast, belonged to a man named David Moneypenny. David Moneypenny was a shipyard painter for Harland and Wolff, and he had also worked on the RMS Titanic (Titanic Launch Ticket).