Launched at the River Clyde in June 16, 1906, RMS Lusitania was a grand ship and the first of the two sister ships to be launched. ... Second-class accommodations on Lusitania compared favourably with first-class staterooms on many other ships. ... He was told to with or without warning, sink enemy ships and any other vessels whose appearance or behaviour suggested that they might be disguised enemy vessels. ... She rolled rapidly onto her starboard side and sank by the head. ... Although the coal had been used up, the room was filled with coal dust the coal dust ignited, causing a second...

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On the other hand, nationalism weakened the eastern European empires of Austria-Hungary, Russia, and Ottoman Turkey. ... They formed alliances with each other for protection and guarantee that other members of the alliance would come to the countries aid if attacked. ... Although he could speed past the first few conspirators, the road had sharp turn at a bridge over the river of Nilgacka, giving the leader of the conspiracy an amazing opportunity to fire the two shots. ... By late November 1914, the war reached a deadlocked along the Western Front as neither side gained much ground. ...

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