In Arabia, the Ottoman Turks rule the…
1918 CE
In Arabia, the Ottoman Turks rule the Yemen until the dismantling of their empire in 1918.
North Yemen obtains nominal independence immediately.
Spain, due to Alfonso XIII’s influence has maintained strict neutrality throughout the conflict.
The great flu epidemic of 1918 kills 20 million people over the world.
The epidemic may have been caused by a type A virus, possibly the swine flu virus.
Some attribute the epidemic to widespread use of vaccines; a minority opinion connects it to wartime use of poison gases.