1918 Influenza Pandemic vs. Covid

CREATE A PRESENTATION FOR CONGRESS: Pretend you have been called to testify before a Congressional Committee in 2021 regarding The 1918 Influenza Pandemic Create a presentation (PPT, Word, etc.) on your chosen topic contrasting 5 images from 1918-1921 to 5 similar images from the recent 2020-2021 period. Provide a short caption for each photo, explaining the who, what, where, and when of the issue you selected. Using your Presentation as the foundation, write an accompanying narration of 300 to 350-words addressing WHY this particular event was so influential in shaping the evolution of the American story both then and today. In your “testimony” before Congress, trace for the Legislators the global issues erupting in the early 1900s which caused or enhanced the event you chose to explore. What, if any, actions were taken by the Federal government starting in 1918 in an effort to address or alleviate the crisis being confronted? Were any successful? Why or why not? The historical discussion of your assignment, covering the 1918-1921 time period, must be at least 50% of the narrative submission, with the remaining text comparing either the 1918 Influenza Pandemic to the 2020-2021 COVID-19 Pandemic . Were the causes of and the official responses to these historical events (whichever you choose) the same or different from those of the present-day? What about the reactions of individual Americans? Explain. Finally, is there a correlation between the Pandemics in either/both time periods? Why or why not? Use concrete examples from factual material and don’t forget to include full and proper citations and sources—of course.