Abstract In 1918‚ the world experienced its most deadly modern pandemic‚ the H1N1 influenza virus named the Spanish Flu. Killing between 20 and 40 million people worldwide‚ the pandemic has not since been repeated on such a large scale. This paper provides a background of the 1918 virus and its effects followed by an examination of the danger represented by the H5N1 Avian Flu virus of 1997. Finally‚ it discusses the potential international economic impact of a modern pandemic like the Spanish Flu
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The Pandemic of 1918 caused many problems for the people involved‚ and created a new way of living. What factors and worldwide effects occurred due to the Pandemic of 1918? By digging up bodies‚ we can further examine how it entered the body and how it affected their bodies. The Pandemic of 1918 caused many problems for the people involved‚ and created a new way of living. The first wave occurred in the spring and wasn’t very bad. It generally hit young healthy people. You had the typical flu
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common cold (Tames 12). The Center for Disease Control and Prevention states‚“Diseases such as pneumonia‚ tuberculosis (TB)‚ and diarrhea and enteritis‚ which (together with diphtheria) caused one third of all deaths in the late 1800’s to early 1900’s”. 1918 proved to be an especially devastating time with 20 million lives lost due to a wide spread of influenza that no known medication could cure. During this time vaccinations were the most helpful medication but even with their help‚ thousands still died
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control the influenza. The Army Medical Department enrolled about 30‚591 medical officers‚ and the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery recruited about 3‚000 medical workers‚ but they were not adequate even in non-epidemic time. For example‚ on Jan. 2nd‚ 1918‚ army nurse Maude Frances Essig complained that many of the nurses caught a cold but they were unable to get a doctor to see the sick ones and there were no medications either. Conditions got worse when sickness increased. Doctors and nurses had to
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Germany 1918 – 1939 1. The Weimer Republic * Emergence of the Democratic republic and the Impact of the Treaty of Versailles * REVOLUTION AND THE BIRTH OF THE WEIMER REPUBLIC * October 2nd 1918: Reichstag (parliament) informed GR couldn’t win war * Prince Max von Baden: became chancellor‚ brought Social Democratic Party (SDP) majority socialists into his cabinet hoped to maintain monarchy * Allies wouldn’t sign Armistice until Kaiser no longer ruled. * October 28 1918:
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Emily Pitroff Ms. Parks U.S. History November 14‚ 2017 The Spanish Flu The Spanish Flu‚ or otherwise known as “La Grippe”‚ is known as the most fatal pandemic in the world’s history‚ affecting around 500 million people worldwide from 1918 to 1919. It had a huge toll on not just population‚ but health concerning all people. This outbreak was considered to be a global disaster‚ as it had a major impact across the nation during this time. The influenza is an extremely contagious virus that affects
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Influenza pandemic of 1918‚ and true today‚ as examined by governments and society trying to adjust to the new threats of Ebola and Zika. The 1918 influenza pandemic and the current response to Zika can be compared by examining how similar they are in terms of showing how government quarantines can be counter productive and how government actions taken during the flu hurt the Ebola response in the modern world. Pg5. Many government took efforts to stop the spreading of the flu in 1918. Some tried to
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There were multiple challenges faced by democracy in Germany in the period 1918 to 1923‚ the most important of these being the ending of World War I. Along with the ending of World War I‚ other challenges faced by democracy in Germany included‚ the Treaty of Versailles‚ the German economy‚ the creation of the Constitution‚ opposition from the Right and opposition to the left. All range in importance but each played their part in challenging democracy in Germany in the period 1928 to 1923. The
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Nazi Germany 1918 - 1939 November 1918: Germany surrenders and the Kaiser abdicates. Germany becomes a Republic. June 28th 1919: Treaty of Versailles Germany are forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles (November Criminals)‚ which many Germans describe as a ‘Diktat’. The Weimar Constitution (rules) is set up which makes Germany a democracy with a President‚ Chancellor and a Reichstag‚ elected by proportional representation. January 4th to January 15th: The Spartakist Uprising led by Communist
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the fatal blow to the Allies. Why did the Hundred Days Offensive successfully break through the German defenses? The reasons lie in the planning process and the operation process of the German Spring Offensive. Why did the German Spring Offensive of 1918 fail? This question would present the background to the Hundred Days Offensive and the signing of armistice by Germany. This question is often overlooked. Many historical books specifically discuss the Hundred Days Offensive and not the Spring Offensive
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