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The Death of an Era

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The Early 1900’s
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The early 1900’s 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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The Early 1900’s
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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 nation’s 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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The Early 1900’s
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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!

5. The World’s Top Ocean Lines
They competed for transatlantic passengers

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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
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Eleven stories high and four city blocks wide! The largest ship anyone had ever seen!
It was a proud symbol of human achievement.

8. 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

9. First Class Grand Staircase

10. Café Parisien Located on B Deck
French-style sidewalk café favored by the younger, hipper passengers

11. First Class Smoking Room
Capt. Smith
Archie Butt
Clarence Moore
Harry Widener

12. Third Class Accommodations
Third Class Dining Room
Stateroom

13. Watertight Doors
Boilers

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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 11:40 p.m., Sunday, April 14
Sunk at 2:20 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 11:40 p.m. on Sunday night, April 14, 1912
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Iceberg tears open a 300-foot gash, ripping open the first six watertight compartments

19. The first six watertight compartments were damaged1 6 5 4 3 2
The first six watertight compartments were damaged

20. The watertight compartments in the front of the ship were flooding and pulling the bow under the ocean.
Officers put passengers in the lifeboats; some people still didn’t want to leave.

21. RMS Titanic
Eleven stories high and four city blocks wide! The largest ship anyone had ever seen!

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Titanic’s 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 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 Oceanic’s 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; didn’t 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 Macy’s Department Store
millionaire (of course), former Congressman
He tried to put her into a lifeboat, but she wouldn’t leave him.
They died together on the boat.
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27. The Thayers First Class Passengers

28. Lawrence Beesley Second Class Passenger Teacher

29. Col. Archibald Gracie
Jack Thayer

30. William T. Stead First Class Passenger (uber eccentric!)

31. Major Peuchen
Charles M. Hays

32. Captain Smith

33. First Officer William Murdoch
Capt. Smith

34. Marconi Radio Operators
Second Operator Harold Bride
First Operator John Phillips