1918 flu pandemic linked to rise of Nazi Party, paper reveals. Study published by Federal Reserve Bank of New York examines how ‘Spanish flu’ reshaped German society between 1918 and 1920 ...

The name “Spanish flu” has accompanied the 1918 pandemic ever since, largely because other countries were unwilling or uninterested in reporting on the outbreak within their own borders. We ...

In 1918, an influenza pandemic swept the world, causing more deaths in a year than any event in human history—a rather broadly estimated 50 million to 100 million, or 3 to 6 percent of the world ...

Eicher was in Berlin, Germany, doing research on 19th century German immigration to Texas when he realized it was the centennial year of the Spanish flu.

Eicher was in Berlin, Germany, doing research on 19th century German immigration to Texas when he realized it was the centennial year of the Spanish flu.

10 Misconceptions About the 1918 'Spanish Flu' In the pandemic of 1918, between 50 and 100 million people are thought to have died, representing as much as 5% of the world’s population.

The Wall Street Journal Spanish flu experience in Germany helped fuel the Nazi ascent to power, New York Fed paper concludes Hitler’s party got an electoral boost in part owing to whom the ...

The Spanish Flu did not officially cause the end of World War I. The end of that war came from Germany signing an armistice, which caused the fighting to stop, after suffering great losses on the ...

Spanish flu hit New Orleans hard, ... the forecast called for warm weather and the wires from overseas said Germany was seeking talks to end the Great War after four bloody years.

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