The Immune Killer The influenza pandemic broke out in 1918 around the end of World War 1 and spread around the world reaching islands and villages. The virus infected anyone it could and killed millions of people. People say that since the virus targeted the immune system it was harder to treat and get antibiotics to help people. This article describes how it was just not the right time for a flu breakout due to getting over war and not having the cure for it. Weird enough people with the strongest
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How far was Britain a democracy by 1918 Britain was partially becoming a democracy by 1918‚ this was from more people gaining the vote from the new reform acts and representation of the Peoples Act. The British population also had more choice when voting from the emergence of the 3 party system which included Labour‚ Liberals and Conservative parties. Access to information was another reason why Britain was becoming more of a democracy as the growth of the railways meant that newspapers were more
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In what respects has the character of women’s work changed since 1918? Answer with reference to at least two countries in Europe. The character of women’s work greatly evolved throughout the twentieth century‚ both progressing and regressing at different times within this period. Working for many women in 1918 and the years before it often meant menial wages in low quality jobs or not even being allowed to work at all as women were deemed as inferior in most European societies. Unemployment benefits
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Account for the changes in society in Germany between 1918 and 1933 The changes in Germany society between 1918 and 1933 can be accounted for by a multitude of reasons. After World War 1 the Kaiser abdicated and new liberal republic was formed known as the Weimar Republic. After this due to the Treaty of Versailles‚ France occupied the Ruhr leading to a period of hyperinflation crippling the standard of German society. Recovering from this during the Stresemann years allowed a new rise until the
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How successful was the conservative party from 1918- 1928? As a party the Conservatives can be seen to have achieved considerable success between the years 1918-28. Before the war the party had lost 3 consecutive elections‚ whereas during the period 1918-28 they were in power for all but 10 months of those 10 years (First Labour Government January- October 1924). It can then be seen through their domination of power that they were very successful. However during the first 4 of those years‚ whilst
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What were the factors that contributed to the success of Sinn Fein in the 1918 general election? (What were the factors that contributed to the success of Sinn Fein? Firstly‚ the failure and weakness of their opposition‚ the Irish parliamentary party. Secondly‚ the luck and skill of Sinn Fein itself.) = 3 (The 1916 Rising was branded the Sinn Fein Rising by newspapers. This linked inextricably Arthur Griffith’s party‚ which supported non-violent measures with the rising. This was because Sinn
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Why did women get the vote in 1918? The government had a problem because men fighting in the war would not be able to vote in the election. The government changed the law so that the soldiers could vote. Women’s groups saw their opportunity and began to put pressure on the government to include votes for women in the changed law. David Lloyd George‚ the Prime Minister‚ was a supporter of women voting but not the use of violence. The Suffragettes stopped campaigning in the beginning of the war and
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This paper evaluates to what extent were the interwar years of 1918-1939‚ only a twenty-year armistice‚ by analysing elements of continuity propagated by the outcome of the First World War in European states‚ politics‚ and
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Why all women got the right to vote by 1928. In 1928‚ all women finally got the right to vote. It took them 78 years to do it‚ but all their hard work had paid off. The women campaigning tried everything‚ for example‚ they got themselves arrested‚ they went on hunger strikes while in prison‚ they tried to get noticed by the media and many more. Some of the main things that really helped women get the vote were The Suffragists‚ The Suffragettes‚ Legislation and War Effort. The suffragists used
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The Weimar Republic was considered weak from the post-war period until 1933. The weaknesses in the Weimar Republic were key to the growth and rise to power of the Nazi Party in 1933. Many historians have criticized these weaknesses‚ saying that the Weimar Republic was always going to fail‚ due to mismanagement and the lack of experience. These weaknesses include Article 48‚ which helped Hitler pass the Enabling Act of 1933. The role of President Hindenburg was another weakness of the Weimar Republic
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