HIST 325 Lecture Notes - In Flanders Fields, 1918 Flu Pandemic, John Mccrae
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Review: how canadians made sense of the great war . If ye break faith with us who die. Became an eternal motif for the collective memory of war. Poppies became the widespread symbol of remembrance, associated with veterans (eventually disabled vets) Memorializing in the 20s and 30s: remembrance (or poppy, memorial, armistice) day, nov. 11, war memorials 20s and 30s, major memorials: great war memorial at vimy ridge, france (1921- The cult of victory (victory of soldiers" honour and valour) Lecture: pandemic: spanish flu in canada, 1918-1919: one of the deadliest natural. French troops: half of the american troops who died overseas died from influenza. The epidemiology: the spanish flu hit canada sept 9, killing 9 american soldiers in quebec. Tens of thousands fell ill: many war veterans at home also fell ill and died, number of deaths in canada peaked in mid-november, 1918, when crowds gathered for armistice day celebrations.
