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The influenza pandemic of 1918-1919 killed more people than the Great War, known today as World War I (WWI), at somewhere between 20 and 40 million people. It has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in recorded world history.
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What was Spanish flu like in ww1?
I understand it killed more people than the war itself.
What treaty ended ww1 and what was its effect on Germany?
boyz in the hood
In ww1 somthing spanish killed 50 million people what was it?
It was the so-called "Spanish flu", an pandemic that struck Europe in 1918 and killed more people than the first world war.
When did the us prepare for war on Germany?
They had prepared for another war with Germany almost immediately after WW1, but did not put the plans into effect until Pearl Harbor was attacked.
Where did the Spanish flu come from?
The spanish flu virus is believed to have started in Asia like most of the flu viruses, and then made its way to the US where it may have mutated on the way to become the pandemic Spanish flu of 1918. During this time of WW1, as soldiers were coming back to the US from war zones across the world and others were being sent from the US into the war, the virus spread to hundreds of millions of people in the US and worldwide. It did not originate in Spain. It is called the Spanish flu only because that is how most people first heard about it, from Spanish newspapers that, unlike newspapers in many other countries, continued to publish and get distributed throughout the war.
What effect do you think was most significant in World War 1?
WW1 set the stage for WW2 by not creating a just peace with/for Germany
Where did the 1918 flu happen?
It happened world-wide. It was a true pandemic and was mainly spread by WW1 soldiers as they moved to and from the battle fronts around the world. It is believed to have originated in the US, although that is not proven. It is known as the Spanish flu but not because it began in Spain; it was because the newspapers from Spain were where it was first reported. During WW1, many of the usual news sources in the western world were not operational and much of the world news came from Spanish news services.
How did world war 1 contribute to influenza pandemic?
During the same time as WW1 there was a pandemic of influenza that killed millions of people world wide. It is commonly called the Spanish Flu.
Was Germany alone responsible for causing ww1?
no it was germany,hungary and italy who caused most of the damage in ww1
Who had more men in ww1 Britain or Germany?
germany
How long was the Spanish Flu?
The Spanish Flu lasted approximately one year in 1918 - 1919. It was a very deadly pandemic during WW1 and is estimated to have killed between 25 and 50 million people world wide in that short time period, perhaps the worst human infectious disease toll in all of recorded history. The plague in the middle ages killed 8 to 13 million, for comparison. It may have influenced the outcome of some battles in WWI since it was taking a heavy toll on military men from all parts of the world. Interestingly the French called that flu the German Flu while it was called the French Flu in Germany. The only reason it is called the Spanish Flu is that it became world news when first reported widely in Spanish newspapers (that were some of the only papers that continued printing, publishing and distributing internationally during WWI.) It is believed that this pandemic probably actually originated in the US and spread globally by soldiers moving between the home front and foreign countries during the war.
Was Germany in the war?
Both WW1 and WW2 yes. WW1 was the reason WW2 started.
