Spanish Influenza Research Paper

The Influenza Pandemic of 1918 also known as the Spanish Flu became the deadliest disease. During the early 20th century it affected about 40% of the globe's population, without a doubt creating a large impact on history. With the fatalities increasing at a larger rate than those of the First World War, society of the 20th century responded to the spanish influenza by faulting the religious punishment of certain gods. People neglected the help of treatment causing more to get sick which led to isolation by others. People were left alone at their free will to survive with the severe common cold. To make matters worse, government was arrogant to the troubles that the world was facing at the moment. Subsequently, they allowed trade movement to other countries which only …show more content…
Religion is the baseline of society, in other words the infrastructure of what many believe in. Shown in documents 4, 5, and 8, there was a large reaction by the religious community, with people from different nations and beliefs believing the flu to be a godly punishment. For example, in Document 8 rumors spread that the end of humanity was here because a god became tired of war and decided to have a plague end the grotesque actions of humans. People were raised to believe such things that they continued with their beliefs and prepared for death rather than seeking reasonable help. Which leads to the Hindu and Christian community neglecting medical aid. Document 4 states that Amman, a Hindu goddess, was visiting and that no medication should be taken, similar to the information provided in Document 5. Taking these medications would only bring anger to the Lord and contradict the beliefs of pestilence (Document 5). Without the proper medication, these people would continue to become ill and nothing could be done because of the faith they followed throughout