Directions: Refer to the following chart to answer the question below. Timeline of a Pandemic: 1918

First Wave:

March

Influenza outbreak at Fort Riley in Kansas infects 100 soldiers.
July
Philadelphia health officials issue “Spanish Influenza” bulletin, so named because the flu was believed to have come from Spain.
Second Wave:

August

Sailors at port in Boston report symptoms of influenza.
September
Massachusetts Department of Health notifies newspaper of probable epidemic.
September 28, 4th Liberty Loan Drive parade in Philadelphia. Days later, 635 new cases of influenza are reported in the city.
October
Congress allocates $1 million to US Public Health Services to help find more physicians and nurses to treat patients.
In New York State, 851 die from influenza in one day.
November
San Francisco residents are permitted to remove their required facemasks in public.
December
5,000 new cases of influenza are reported in San Francisco.
When did Congress allocate $1 million to the U. S. Public Health Service?

a.
January
c.
October
b.
March
d.
December

Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A
B
C
D