A complete blood count (CBC) measures many parts of your blood. The test checks the number of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets in your blood. The CBC will show whether you have a low number of white blood cells. Lymphocytes account for 20 to 40 percent of all white blood cells.
Sinking of the Lusitania. On May 7, 1915, the German submarine (U-boat) U-20 torpedoed and sank the Lusitania, a swift-moving British cruise liner traveling from New York to Liverpool, England. Of the 1,959 men, women, and children on board, 1,195 perished, including 123 Americans. A headline in the New York Times the following dayâDivergent Views of the Sinking of The Lusitaniaâsums up the initial public response to the disaster.
Part of the answer lies with the sinking of the Lusitania. According to international law at the time, passenger ships were supposed to be allowed to sail unimpeded by war vessels. Germany's sinking of the Lusitania violated this right, and so the President felt it necessary to intervene in the war. On top of that, the United States intercepted a secret message from Germany to Mexico two years after the sinking of the Lusitania.