the influenza pandemic of 1918 and the end of the new deal
topic: The “Spanish Flu†of 1918 , A New Deal for the American Peopleâ€
write a 2-3 paragraph response to the following prompt. Don’t forget that you are also required to respond to at least one other post.
This module is uniquely relevant to what is going on in our modern world. With the worldwide coronavirus pandemic and the collapse of the world’s economy, history can teach us how people in the past dealt with similar situations.
In light of your study of the 1918 pandemic and the Great Depression/New Deal, what can these historical events tell us about our contemporary moment? If you were to sit down with world leaders and discuss the contemporary issues, how does these two historic event (1918 pandemic and the Great Depression/New Deal) events shape your understanding?
