U.S. and the Great War

WWI US History

by Connor Adams

​Spanish flu, also known as the Great Influenza epidemic or the 1918 influenza pandemic, was one of the biggest pandemics with the first case being recorded on March 4, 1918 in Kansas USA. It infected 500 million people (1/3 of the global population at the time) in 4 successive waves, and killed a estimated 25-50 million people.

Multiple Choice

When was the first case recorded.

• March 4, 1918

• August 5, 1917

• July 2, 1915

• March 8, 1920

Multiple Choice

How many were estimated to be infected along with how many died.

• 250 million infected/17.5-25 million dead.

• 500 million infected/25-50 million dead

• 400 million infected/20-45 million dead

• 350 million infected/17.5-30 million infected.

Multiple Choice

How many successive waves infected the 500 million people

• 4

• 2

• 5

• 8

World War 1 or the first war​ was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918. Contemporaneously known as the Great War or "the war to end all wars" it led to the mobilization of more than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, making it one of the largest wars in history, and also one of the deadliest conflicts in history, with an estimated 8.5 million combatant deaths and 13 million civilian deaths as a direct result of the war.

Multiple Choice

What was WWI Contemporaneously known as

• The War of Presidents

• The war of the world

• The war to end all wars

• The global war

Multiple Choice

how many soldiers and civilians died as a result of the war

• 8.5 Million Soldiers/13 Million Civilians

• 7.5 Million Soldiers/10.5 Million Civilians

• 13 Million Soldiers/ 15 Million Civilians

Multiple Choice

How many Soldiers total were in this war

• 70 million

• 75 million

• 50 million

• 85 million

Multiple Choice

When did the war start and end.

• 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918

• 25 July 1914 to 15 August 1918

• 14 June 1914 to 19 October 1918.

• 12 May 1914 to 15 December 1918

​The Great Migration, sometimes known as the Great Northward Migration or the Black Migration, was the movement of six million African Americans out of the rural Southern United States to the urban Northeast, Midwest and West that occurred between 1916 and 1970. It was caused primarily by the poor economic conditions as well as the prevalent racial segregation and discrimination in the Southern states where Jim Crow laws were upheld.

Multiple Choice

According to the map where were the migrators arriving at

• South

• North

• West

• East

Multiple Choice

How many African-Americans Migrated during the Great Migration

• 6 million

• 2.5 million

• 500 thousand

• 1 million

Multiple Select

Select the 3 reasons African Americans migrated to the north.

• Poor conditions

• Job Opportunities

• Jim crow laws.

• More Space

• To see friends and family

Open Ended

Why were African Americans Migrating Explain how they migrated

Open Ended

In your opinion what was a pull factor to the North, and what was a push factor from the South

Poll

Which Section Did You Like The Most

• World War 1

• Spanish Flu

• The Great Migration