>Who died on the Titanic?
1,517 passengers.
130 first class passengers
166 second class passengers
536 third class passengers
Famous passengers:
the most famous – and richest – was probably John Jacob Astor IV, a German-American millionaire who had made his fortune in real estate and was the great grandson of John Jacob Astor, founder of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York.
Benjamin Guggenheim, heir to the family’s mining business.
Isidor Straus was the German-born co-owner of Macy’s department store in New York
>What year did the Titanic sink?
1912
>Why is this relevant?
>What ‘exactly’ happened to the Titanic?
the Titanic was sailing full speed ahead despite concerns about icebergs
>What ‘class of people’ were guaranteed a lifeboat?
Women and children were given preference, then 1st & 2nd class, then 3rd (allegedly)
>Why did select ‘individuals’ not make it into the lifeboats?
Not enough lifeboats, and lifeboats not filled to capacity