Summary and Works Cited

3 Things Learned

-Much of the art created during World War I was done in the cubist style that was being developed at the time

-The Spanish Flu claimed 675,000 lives in the United States alone, more than ten times the amount of American lives lost in World War I

-Germany had a valid reason to sink the Lusitania, even though the loss of life was incredibly tragic and ultimately cost Germany the war.

2 Interesting Facts

-Gas weapons were first used by the French in 1914, although they consisted of nonlethal tear gas

-Many early applications of poison gas ended up harming the troops that had used them

1 Remaining Question

-What caused the Spanish Influenza to be so lethal to healthy, young people instead of the very old and very young?

Works Cited

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Billings, Molly. “The Influenza Pandemic of 1918.” Stanford.edu. Stanford University, June 2005. Web. 4 Apr. 2010. .

PBS. “Charlie Chaplin.” American Masters. The Educational Broadcasting Corporation, 28 Aug. 2006. Web. 3 Apr. 2010. .

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“Poison Gas and World War I.” The History Learning Site. The History Learning Site, 2010. Web. 4 Apr. 2010. .

“Sinking of the Lusitania.” EyeWitness to History. EyeWitness to History, 2000. Web. 4 Apr. 2010. .