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How World War I s Legacy Eclipsed the 1918 Pandemic
Both World War I and the 1918 influenza pandemic were devastating events in history. So why did memorials for one event overshadow the other?
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Both World War I and the 1918 influenza pandemic were devastating events in history. So why did memorials for one event overshadow the other?
World War I came to an end on November 11, 1918 nine months after the first cases of what was referred to as the “Spanish Flu” were reported in the United States. Against the backdrop of the war, the 1918 influenza pandemic surged at a time when people were already experiencing scarcity in everyday supplies, coping with having loved ones serving overseas, and living in a wartime economy.