Pandemics
Lesson 2

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1. Examine the historical sources at these two internet sites.
   • Images from the 1918 Influenza Epidemic
     - http://nmhm.washingtondc.museum/collections/archives/agalleries/1918flu/1918flu.html
   • Selected Records from National Archives
     - http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/influenza-epidemic/records-list.html
2. Create a slide show in which you categorize or group together photographs from the first two internet sites. Identify labels or names for your groupings.
   • Why should they be grouped together? Defend your responses.
3. Examine how three American cities were affected by the 1918 pandemic by clicking on City Snapshots: Influenza's effects on three cities at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/influenza/sfeature/index.html.
   • What information was added, deleted, or substituted in your chart based on the photographs? Defend the reasons for your choices.
   • How has seeing the photographs revealed different insights into the effect of the pandemic on American society?