When German forces sank the ocean liner RMS Lusitania towards the end of her voyage from New York to Liverpool, on 7 May 1915, what did her manifest show her as carrying, in addition to 1,960 passengers, stowaways, musicians and crew?
300 tons of munitions The liner was torpedoed. It sank, killing 1,193 immediately and 4 who died shortly afterwards. The dead included 123 US citizens which prompted an American willingness to enter the war.
What was one of the immediate effects of the sinking of the liner, Lusitania, en route from New York, USA, to Liverpool, UK, by German submarine in 1915?
Which country was controlled by Sweden from 1814 (towards the end of the Napoleonic wars) until 1905 when Sweden recognised its independence?
When Lieutenant, later Captain, James Cook sailed for the Pacific Ocean in 1768 what had the voyage been commissioned to achieve?
