The Spanish Flu

The Spanish Flu originated in Spain.

• True

• False

The first case of the Spanish Flu in America was reported on March 13, 1918 from a ___?___ in Kansas.

• crowded train

• munitions factory

• military base

Soldiers, chickens, and hogs traveled across the US on/in __ _______?

• army jeeps

• crowded trains

• the first airplanes

A media blackout means ?

• censorship of news

• loss of electricity

• low batteries on equipment

Why did countries involved in the war order media blackouts?

• to save electricity for the soldiers

• to keep intelligence from the enemy

Choose the Country that was neutral during World War 1.

• Germany

• Russia

• France

• Spain

Spain was not involved in WWI, therefor it was NOT under a media blackout.

• True

• False

Which group created the nickname "spanish flu" ?

• doctors and nurses fighting the illness

• men serving overseas in France

• journalists and reporters

What is the name of the doctor who led the country in preventing and fighting the 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic in America?

• Dr. Thomas Tuttle

• Dr. Anthony Fauci

500 million people or one third of the world's population became infected.

• True

• False