The 1918 Influenza Pandemic

A very timely lesson looks at the social and political factors that affect the spread of disease. Using the 1918 Influenza Pandemic as a case study, pupils research factors that influenced the spread of the disease, including the role of...

A timely lesson plan uses documentation from the Spanish influenza pandemic of 1918 to compare it to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Scholars watch a short video, analyze sources, complete a worksheet, and write a claim with supporting...

A comprehensive discussion of the influenza pandemic of 1918. Read about the investigation into the virus that caused the flu, where did the flu begin, and why did it sicken so many young adults. There are charts showing the incidence of...

This exhibition explores the pandemic's impact on American life.

The worldwide spread of influenza in 1918 activated much scientific research into the source of the virus, its treatment, and therapy for those affected. Read about how the concept of a virus causing such a disease was validated.

Thorough chronicle of the 1918 influenza pandemic. Find first-hand accounts, photos, and more.

The worst epidemic to hit the United States occurred in 1918. Nicknamed the Spanish Influenza, this epidemic killed over 600,000 Americans. This documentary site tells the story of a flu whose cause was unknown and that disappeared as...

Find out everything you wanted to know about the Great Influenza Pandemic in the United States that began in 1918. This site from the Department of Health and Human Services has information about life in the United States just as the flu...

Article that shows through text, photos, and historically significant documents the toll of the flu epidemic of 1918 in America.

The 1918 flu pandemic killed over 40 million people. In these five video episodes [01:00:00] scientists search for it's origin and answers to today's viruses and whether they will lead to another pandemic from a "super virus".