RMS Titanic

White Star Line

1912

This space is set aside for a contextualizing narrative. It is available to either a contributing educator or for a student to submit.

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The initial conversation addresses some of the questions that are used to analyze a primary source, but not all. With your teacher’s guidance, please record your insights on the following, and submit them to the site for publication:

  • How was the ship, Titanic , made?

  • Where was the ship built and where was its route intended to be?

  • Why was Titanic built?

  • Why would a ship be described as ‘unsinkable’?

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How has Titanic been represented in media before, and especially after, its tragic sinking?