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World War I and the Spanish Flu
Over the next three
days, your task is to visit the various websites listed and review
the materials related to World War I and the Flu Pandemic of 1918.
On a piece of paper, answer the questions related to each
section—this may be written or typed.
1. Read the overview
of World War I and briefly summarize the key points;
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/resource_guides/content.cfm?tpc=22
2. Visit this site
and answer the questions provided below:
http://www.authentichistory.com/ww1.html#images
Visit:
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Patriotic Warfare: The Music of WWI--click
on this URL
Listen to the following songs (review lyrics)
and on a piece of paper summarize the message of each:
When
the Lusitania Went Down
I
Didn’t raise My Boy To Be A Soldier
Over
There by the American Quartet
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Political Speeches-click
on this URL
Listen to
the following speeches and On A Piece of Paper summarize
the message of each:
Page One:
Message
To German-Americans
One
Hundred Million Soldiers
Page Three
Americanism |
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WWI Posters-click
on this URL
Select a
TOTAL of THREE Posters you feel are exceptional in
presenting their message. On a piece of paper—cite the
page, describe the poster, its message and why you have
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Political Cartoons-click
on this URL
Select a
TOTAL of Two Cartoons you feel are exceptional in
presenting their message. On a piece of paper—describe
the cartoon, its message and why you have selected it as
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3. Visit these sites
and learn about the Spanish Flu Pandemic
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/influenza/
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no01/05-0979.htm
http://1918.pandemicflu.gov/index.htm
http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
On your paper—Describe:
A. The
Symptoms of this Disease
B. Proposed
Cause
C. Actions
Taken to Limit the Spread and Suggested Cures
D. The effect
on world populations (how many deaths were attributed to this
disease in the United States and Worldwide
E. Find
and Print TWO Current Events (from the past few years) regarding this 1918
virus--underline section related to the 1918 Flu
F. Find and
Print TWO Current Events (from the past 18 months) regarding current
concerns regarding pandemics--underline the key points and Address
the Level of Concern Implied.
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