How WWI Changed America: The Influenza Epidemic

[@NationalWWIMuseum]

Classroom Discussion and Enrichment Questions: 1) During WWI, what was the role of media in encouraging or discouraging the spread of influenza? In your opinion, should this be known as the “Spanish Flu?” 2) How did WWI encourage the spread of the virus? 3) According to the video, who were most likely to succumb to the disease? 4) After watching this video, and citing three source of reliable information, compare and contrast the Great Influenza Epidemic of 1918-19 and the current COVID-19 pandemic in either an a)Venn Diagram or b) short essay.

[@trstefani]

DNBI or disease and non-battle injury will always be weighed differently than BI or battle injury.

[@CJ87317]

I mean, we rarely break out all the various ways people died in the Civil War from each other.

[@WildBillCox13]

Liked and shared. This is valuable context for our troubled times. Thanks for posting!

[@stephaniespear878]

We always should remember the past to guide us through our future.

[@spacemonkeyjon1]

Great video! Hope to visit the museum again soon.

[@SteveMikre44]

Great video!

[@zennamaste6887]

How many eras of survivors have I’ve served .

[@isabellepascale2432]

love it !!

[@davidwhitney1171]

Spain was the only major European country which, by immediately declaring neutrality as hostilities began in August 1914, had the good sense not to get involved in the insanity and mass slaughter which became "The Great War," later World War I...

[@rosmery1996]

Most of these people were from online school lol

[@juliaholzschuher]

When they said that India was hit the hardest immediately my brain went to how India is being effected by covid the worst

[@takahuru8307]

when

[@cannon7182]

when did i ask

[@xhoodiemarioxlol4037]

Imagine being in class

[@ryanautry4192]

We are in year two! one more to go! I bet people still wont stay home....

[@erikangeloramos362]

People is the problem

[@cannon7182]

school moment

[@scottbivins4758]

Imagine just to survive a world war just to be taken out by a flu damn.

[@Will46666]

The “ Spanish Flu” = The Big Lie.