2. Soldiers Return Home to find a country plagued with disease and economic struggle.

4. Symptoms The disease struck almost instantly In minutes, a person feeling perfectly well would be overcome by crushing fatigue and instantly come down with a raging fever. Throat and mouth turned flaming red Lungs filled with strangling pus

5. The Extent of the Outbreak Between 1918-20 the deadly outbreak of the flu killed between 50 and 100 million people. Killed 25 million in the first 25 weeks - AIDS killed 25 million in 25 years This was more than double the number of fatalities in WWI

6. It affected young, healthy people 50 000 Canadians died of the Spanish Flu This was a complete opposite of who influenza usually affected; the old and sick. 500 000 Americans, 200 000 British, 400 000 French died of the flu

7. How did it Spread? WWI did NOT cause the flu BUT close quarters and mass movement of troops quickened its spread. Major factor in the spread of disease was increased amount of travel.

9. NO jobs for Soldiers Wartime industries geared down Women were under pressure to take up household duties and make jobs available to returning soldiers. Soldiers returned to find their old jobs were no longer available. The end of the war caused problems for workers The job security we have today did not yet exist - unions, unemployment insurance, pensions.