1918 Flu vs. WW1

By mrott

  • Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria is killed

    This is the event that began the war

  • WWI Begins

  • Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia

    Exactly one month after the Archduke of Austria is assassinated, Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia

  • Invasions Begin

    • Germany invades both Luxembourg and Belgium
    • France invades Alsace
    • British forces arrive in France

  • Austria-Hungary invades Russia.

  • Germany creates naval blockade against Great Britain

  • Germany sinks British Ship, Lusitania

  • Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary

  • America declares war on Germany

    They enter the war in retaliation for the sinking of their allies' ocean liner, which held both UK and US soldiers

  • US begins Draft

  • American forces set foot in France

  • Russia and Germany sign an armistice

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    First Wave of 1918 Flu

  • Russia and Germany sign the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

  • The initial outbreak of the 1918 Flu occurs in Fort Riley

    100+ soldiers at Camp Funston, Fort Riley, Kansas become sick, within one week the cases multiply by 5

  • 3 deaths and 18 severe cases are reported in Haskell, Kansas

  • Second Major outbreak occurs at Camp Devens, Boston, Massachusetts

    At the end of September there are 14,000 cases and 757 deaths

  • Chattanooga News

  • The Chattanooga News

  • San Francisco issues a mask mandate

    San Francisco issues a mask mandate

    Mayor James Rolph signs The Mask Ordinance on October 22, 1918

  • Bogalusa Enterprise and American

  • Deaths overtake America

    195,000 Americans die in October 1918

  • WW1 Ends after Germany signs the Armistice at Compiègne

  • US and UK invade Germany

  • The Cocoino Sun

  • Peace Conference in Paris,France

  • The Bamberg Herald

  • The Treaty of Versailles is signed