Memory Flash Cards - Spanish Influenza

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The Spanish Influenza
& The Bubonic Plague

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Bubonic Plague 14-25

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Flash Card 1a

How many people did the
Spanish Influenza of 1918
infect worldwide?

A. 100 Million
B. 200 Million
C. 500 Million

Flash Card 1b

Answer: 500 Million

Flash Card 2a

How many people died
by the Spanish Influenza?

Flash Card 2b

The virus killed an estimated
20 million to 50 million victims.
That's more than all of the
soldiers and civilians killed
during World War I combined.

Flash Card 3a

The first strain of the
Spanish flu wasn't
particularly deadly.
What caused the second
wave to be so deadly?
A. Mutated Virus
B. Troop Movements

Flash Card 3b

Both answers are correct.

The fatal severity of the
Spanish flu's “second wave”
was caused by a mutated
virus spread by wartime
troop movements.

Flash Card 4a

Where did the Spanish Flu originate?

A. Spain
B. England
C. Kansas

Flash Card 4b

C. Kansas

One of the first registered cases
was Albert Gitchell, a U.S. Army cook
at Camp Funston in Kansas.
The virus spread quickly
to 54,000 troops.

Flash Card 5a

The first wave of the Spanish Flu
first appeared in early March 1918.
How serious were the ititial symptoms?
A. Barely noticeable
B. Like the seasonal flu
C. Severe

Flash Card 5b

B. Like the Seasonal Flu

The first wave of the virus didn't appear
to be particularly deadly,
with symptoms like high fever
lasting only three days.
Mortality rates were similar to seasonal flu.

Flash Card 6a

How did the Spanish Flu?
Get Its Name

Flash Card 6b

How the Spanish Flu got its name:

Spain was neutral during World War I and unlike its
European neighbors, it didn't impose wartime censorship
on its press. In France, England and the United States,
newspapers weren't allowed to report on anything
that could harm the war effort, including news
that a crippling virus was sweeping through troops.
Since Spanish journalists were some of the only ones
reporting on a widespread flu outbreak in the spring of 1918,
the pandemic became known as the “Spanish flu.”

Flash Card 7a

Cases of Spanish flu dropped off
over the summer of 1918.
A mutated strain of the virus emerged.
What were the new characteristics?
A. Kills without symptoms
B. Kills within 24 hours
C. Kills healthy people

Flash Card 7b

All Answers Are Correct

It had the power to kill a perfectly
healthy young man or woman
within 24 hours
of showing the first signs
of infection.

Flash Card 8a

The second wave of the virus
(September through November of 1918)
killed the young, old and in-between.
How many Americans died from the
Spanish flu in just the month of October?

A. 100,000 B. 195,000 C. 425.000

Flash Card 8b

B. 195,000

195,000 Americans died
from the Spanish flu
in just the month of October 1918.

Flash Card 9a

The Spanish Influenza
Spread Quickly Because:

A. Lack of Quarantines
B. Large Troop Movements
C. Mask Wearing Rules Faced Resistance

Flash Card 9b

All The Answers Are Correct

A. Lack of Quarantines
B. Large Troop Movements
C. Mask Wearing Rules Faced Resistance

Flash Card 10a

What was the reason
for the slow development
of a vaccine in 1918?

Flash Card 10b

Science simply didn't have the tools
to develop a vaccine for the virus.
Microscopes couldn't even see
something as incredibly small
as a virus until the 1930s.

Flash Card 11a

By December 1918,
the deadly second wave
of the Spanish flu had finally passed,
but the pandemic was far from over.
A third wave erupted where?

Flash Card 11b

A third wave erupted
in Australia in January 1919
and eventually worked its way back
to Europe and the United States.

Flash Card 12a

Which U.S. President
caught the virus
In April 1919
shortly after arriving
at the World War I
peace negotiations in Paris

Flash Card 12b

Woodrow Wilson became seriously ill
with influenza-like symptoms.
The White House covered up
the severity of his condition,
claiming Wilson had merely caught
a cold from the rainy weather in Paris.

Flash Card 13a

Although the mortality rate
of the third wave was just as high
as the second wave,
the number of deaths
weren't as high.
Why?

Flash Card 13b

The end of the war in November 1918
removed the conditions that allowed
the disease to spread so far and so quickly.
Global deaths from the third wave,
while still in the millions,
paled in comparison to the
apocalyptic losses during the second wave.

Flash Card 14a

What year did the
Bubonic Plague
sweep across the world?
A. 434 A.D.
B. 1346 A.D.
C. 1701 A.D.

Flash Card 14b

The Bubonic Plague lasted
1346 - 1353.

Flash Card 15a

In what country did the
Bubonic Plague originate?
A. England
B. Mongolia
C. India

Flash Card 15b

B. Mongolia
It is possibly passed to humans
by a tarabagan, a type of marmot.
The deadliest outbreak is in the
Mongol capital of Sarai,
which the Mongols carry west
to the Black Sea area.

Flash Card 16a

What was the reason
for the Mongols to carry
the plague West
to the Black Sea area?

Flash Card 16b

A brawl erupts between Italian merchants and a group
of Muslims. The Italians flee to the Genoese outpost
of Caffa, and the Mongol King Janiberg and his army follow.

Janiberg's army lays siege for a year
but they are stricken with an outbreak.
As the army catapults the infected bodies of their dead
over city walls, the under-siege Genoese become infected also.

Both sides in the siege are decimated and survivors in Caffa
escape by sea, leaving behind streets covered with corpses
being fed on by feral animals. One ship arrives in Constantinople,
which, once infected, loses as much as 90 percent of its population.

Flash Card 17a

A Caffan ship docks in Sicily (Oct 1347).
The plague kills half the population.
Fleeing residents spread it to mainland Italy.
How many Italians die by summer.
A. One-Fourth
B. One-Third
C. One-Half

Flash Card 17b

B. One-Third

Flash Card 18a

January 1348
What country pioneers the first organized
response, with committees ordering ship
inspections and burning those with
contagions, and shutting down taverns?

A. Rome B. Paris C. Venice

Flash Card 18b

C. Venice

The canals fill with gondolas shouting
official instructions for disposing
of dead bodies. Despite those efforts,
the plague kills 60 percent
of the Venetian population.

Flash Card 19a

April, 1348
What religious group faced discrimination
and violence due to false rumors being
spread that Jews had caused the plague
by poisoning wells?
A. Christians B. Muslims C. Jews

Flash Card 19b

C. Jews
The plague awakes an anti-Semitic
rage around Europe, causing
repeated massacres of Jewish
communities, with the first one
taking place in Provence,
where 40 Jews were murdered.

Flash Card 20a

Summer, 1348
Violent Anti-Semitism Spreads
What country offers a safe haven to the persecuted Jews?
A. England
B. France
C. Poland

Flash Card 20b

C. Poland
In towns throughout Germany and France,
Jewish communities are completely
annihilated. In response, King Casimir III
of Poland offers a safe haven
to the persecuted Jews

Flash Card 21a

February, 1349
One of the worst massacres
of Jews during the Black Death
takes place on Valentine's Day,
with 2,000 Jewish people burned alive.
What city did this take place in?
A. Paris B. London C. Strasbourg

Flash Card 21b

C. Strasbourg

Also...
In the spring of 1349,
3,000 Jews defend themselves
in Mainz against Christians
but are overcome and slaughtered.

Flash Card 22a

An English ship brings the Black Death
to Norway (July 1349). The pestilence
travels to Denmark, Sweden, Russia
and Greenland. This forces the Vikings
to halt their exploration of what territory?

A. Iceland B. Europe C. North America

Flash Card 22b

C. North America

Flash Card 23a

1351 - Black Death Fades
What percentage of Europe
is left dead from the Bubonic Plague?
A. 20 Percent
B. 50 Percent
C. 75 Percent

Flash Card 23b

B. 50 Percent

The plague's spread significantly begins
to peter out, possibly thanks to
quarantine efforts, after causing the deaths
of anywhere between 25 to 50 million people,
and leading to the massacres of 210 Jewish communities.

All total, Europe has lost about 50 percent of its population.

Flash Card 24a

The Bubonic Plague emerged
from 1346 - 1353.
Has there been a recurrance of this plague?

A. Yes B. No C. Only in Mongolia

Flash Card 24b

A. Yes

The Bubonic Plague never completely exits,
resurfacing several times through the centuries.
There was an outbreak in Madagascar in 2017.

Outbreaks occured in the 21st century in:
Peru, China, Congo, Algeria, Malawi, India, Zambia

The Western United States still has the plague
and over 100 cases have been reported in the last fifty years.

Flash Card 25a

How many human plague cases
and deaths have been reported
on average each year
in the United States
between the years 2000-2018?

Flash Card 25b

How many people did the Spanish Influenza of 1918 infect worldwide? A. 100 Million B. 200 Million C. 500 Million

Answer: 500 Million

How many people died by the Spanish Influenza?

The virus killed an estimated 20 million to 50 million victims. That's more than all of the soldiers and civilians killed during World War I combined.

The first strain of the Spanish flu wasn't particularly deadly. What caused the second wave to be so deadly? A. Mutated Virus B. Troop Movements

Both answers are correct. The fatal severity of the Spanish flu's “second wave” was caused by a mutated virus spread by wartime troop movements.

Where did the Spanish Flu originate? A. Spain B. England C. Kansas

C. Kansas One of the first registered cases was Albert Gitchell, a U.S. Army cook at Camp Funston in Kansas. The virus spread quickly to 54,000 troops.

The first wave of the Spanish Flu first appeared in early March 1918. How serious were the ititial symptoms? A. Barely noticeable B. Like the seasonal flu C. Severe

B. Like the Seasonal Flu The first wave of the virus didn't appear to be particularly deadly, with symptoms like high fever lasting only three days. Mortality rates were similar to seasonal flu.

How did the Spanish Flu? Get Its Name

Cases of Spanish flu dropped off over the summer of 1918. A mutated strain of the virus emerged. What were the new characteristics? A. Kills without symptoms B. Kills within 24 hours C. Kills healthy people

All Answers Are Correct It had the power to kill a perfectly healthy young man or woman within 24 hours of showing the first signs of infection.

The second wave of the virus (September through November of 1918) killed the young, old and in-between. How many Americans died from the Spanish flu in just the month of October? A. 100,000 B. 195,000 C. 425.000

B. 195,000 195,000 Americans died from the Spanish flu in just the month of October 1918.

The Spanish Influenza Spread Quickly Because: A. Lack of Quarantines B. Large Troop Movements C. Mask Wearing Rules Faced Resistance

All The Answers Are Correct A. Lack of Quarantines B. Large Troop Movements C. Mask Wearing Rules Faced Resistance

What was the reason for the slow development of a vaccine in 1918?

Science simply didn't have the tools to develop a vaccine for the virus. Microscopes couldn't even see something as incredibly small as a virus until the 1930s.

By December 1918, the deadly second wave of the Spanish flu had finally passed, but the pandemic was far from over. A third wave erupted where?

A third wave erupted in Australia in January 1919 and eventually worked its way back to Europe and the United States.

Which U.S. President caught the virus In April 1919 shortly after arriving at the World War I peace negotiations in Paris

Woodrow Wilson became seriously ill with influenza-like symptoms. The White House covered up the severity of his condition, claiming Wilson had merely caught a cold from the rainy weather in Paris.

Although the mortality rate of the third wave was just as high as the second wave, the number of deaths weren't as high. Why?

The end of the war in November 1918 removed the conditions that allowed the disease to spread so far and so quickly. Global deaths from the third wave, while still in the millions, paled in comparison to the apocalyptic losses during the second wave.

What year did the Bubonic Plague sweep across the world? A. 434 A.D. B. 1346 A.D. C. 1701 A.D.

The Bubonic Plague lasted1346 - 1353.

In what country did the Bubonic Plague originate? A. England B. Mongolia C. India

B. Mongolia It is possibly passed to humans by a tarabagan, a type of marmot. The deadliest outbreak is in the Mongol capital of Sarai, which the Mongols carry west to the Black Sea area.

What was the reason for the Mongols to carry the plague West to the Black Sea area?

A Caffan ship docks in Sicily (Oct 1347). The plague kills half the population. Fleeing residents spread it to mainland Italy. How many Italians die by summer. A. One-Fourth B. One-Third C. One-Half