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The Titanic The Death of an Era
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TheEarly 1900s

• The early 1900s was a period of tremendous
  technological advancement in the world.
• In 1900 there had been fewer than 8,000 cars in
  the US by 1910 there were close to 500,000
  cars in the US.
• In 1903 the first heavier-than-air craft lasted
  12 seconds and covered 852 feet by 1909 a man
  had flown across the English Channel, a
  distance of 26 miles.
• The years between 1900 and 1910 saw the first
  Kodak camera, phonograph, aircraft, electric
  light, and motion picture!

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TheEarly 1900s

• This was a time of class distinction. There were
  upper, middle, and lower classes in America
  and Britain.
• Class was decided by wealth in the US. It was
  decided by birth in Britain.
• Only one percent of Americans controlled over 60
  percent of our nations money! The same was
  true for Britain.
• Most upper class Americans were nouveau riche
  (newly rich), and had more money than they could
  spend. They wanted to be with other rich
  people, so they traveled to Europe.

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TheEarly 1900s

• The aristocrats stayed in fashionable hotels in
  Paris and London, toured the Pyramids in Egypt,
  and relaxed in luxurious spas in Germany,
  Switzerland, and the south of France.
• Airline travel was not available yet, so all
  transatlantic trips had to be made by sea.
• Upper class passengers wanted fast ships with
  all the luxuries they were used to enjoying.
• Shipping companies competed for their business.
• The industrial revolution had increased the
  demand for cheap labor in America, so hundreds
  of thousands of immigrants flocked to our country
  in search of jobs and better lives. These were
  the middle and lower class people. In 1907
  alone, over 1 million people came to the US!

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The Worlds Top Ocean Lines
They competed for transatlantic passengers
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The Titanic

• member of the White Star Line
• her sister ship was the Oceanic
• 11 stories high
• 4 city blocks long (a sixth of a mile!)
• weighed over 46,000 tons (over 50 larger than
  any other ship of the day!)
• 10 decks
• Titanic was the largest ship ever built up to
  this point

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RMS Titanic
Eleven stories high and four city blocks
wide!The largest ship anyone had ever seen! It
was a proud symbol of human achievement.
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• Total of 10 decks
• Boat deck (life boats)
• A (Promenade)
• B (had private promenades)
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• Two lowest decks used for machinery

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First Class Grand Staircase
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Café ParisienLocated on B Deck
French-style sidewalk caféfavored by the
younger, hipper passengers
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First Class Smoking Room
Capt. Smith
Archie Butt
Clarence Moore
Harry Widener
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Third ClassAccommodations
Third Class Dining Room
Stateroom
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Watertight Doors
Boilers
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The Titanic

• Created at Harland Wolff Shipyard in Belfast,
  Ireland
• Launched on May 31, 1911
• Spent ten months getting fitted out
• Maiden voyage began April 10, 1912
• She was to sail from Southampton, England, to
  NYC, across the North Atlantic Ocean
• Struck an iceberg on her starboard side at 1140
  p.m., Sunday, April 14
• Sunk at 220 a.m. on Monday, April 15, 1912

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The iceberg was perhaps over 100 feet tall.
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Titanic hits the iceberg at 1140 p.m.on Sunday
night, April 14, 1912
Iceberg tears open a 300-foot gash,ripping open
the first six watertight compartments
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The first six watertight compartments were damaged
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The watertight compartments in the front of the
shipwere flooding and pulling the bow under the
ocean.
Officers put passengers in the lifeboatssome
people still didnt want to leave.
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RMS Titanic
Eleven stories high and four city blocks
wide!The largest ship anyone had ever seen!
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Titanics Passengers Collectively worth 250
million dollars in 1912!
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J. Bruce Ismay

• President of the White Star Line
• Came up with the idea for the sister ships to
  compete with the Cunard Line
• He decided to only go with 20 lifeboats he
  knew that was not enough
• Traveled as a First Class passenger, but let
  everyone know that he was in charge
• He wanted the Titanic to beat the Oceanics
  transatlantic speed record
• Crawled into a lifeboat right before it
  descended - survived

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Thomas Andrews

• Designer of the Titanic
• Worked for Harland Wolff Shipyard in
  Belfast, Ireland
• Traveled as a First Class passenger, but spent
  time inspecting the details for improvements
  later
• Well-respected by everyone he was kind to all
  the passengers and crew
• He also knew there were not enough lifeboats
  for everyone
• Went down with the ship didnt even attempt
  to get in a lifeboat

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John Jacob Astor IV

• Wealthiest family in America
• His family owned entire streets in NYC
• Owned some of the most expensive real estate
  in the world, including the Astoria Hotel
• Owned over 1,000 rental properties (slum
  lord)
• Divorced his wife and remarried an 18 year old
  girl this caused a SCANDAL in high society.
  They left US for vacation in Europe until the
  gossip died down. They were returning to America
  on the Titanic.
• He died when a smokestack fell on him in the
  water. She survived.

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Isador Ida Strauss

• Co-founder of Macys Department Store
• millionaire (of course), former Congressman
• He tried to put her into a lifeboat, but she
  wouldnt leave him.
• They died together on the boat.

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The ThayersFirst Class Passengers
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Lawrence BeesleySecond Class PassengerTeacher
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Col. Archibald Gracie
Jack Thayer
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William T. SteadFirst Class Passenger(uber
eccentric!)
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Major Peuchen
Charles M. Hays
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Captain Smith
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First Officer William Murdoch
Murdoch
Capt. Smith
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Marconi Radio Operators
Second OperatorHarold Bride
First OperatorJohn Phillips