Unit 7 : WW1, Depression, New Deal

The United States entered World War I in:

• 1914

• 1941

• 1917

• 1920

Almost 230,000 troops trained at Ford Gordon in the city of ___.

This many Georgians served in WWI:

• 50,000

• 100,000

• 1,000,000

• 500,000

Select all of the Forts below that were found in Georgia during World War I

• Fort Bragg

• Fort Benning

• Fort McPherson

• Fort Hood

Most soldiers from Georgia were used to city life and modern technology.

• True

• False

This group of people stepped in to work every day jobs when soldiers left for the war

• Children

• Women

• Sharecroppers

• Senior citizens

This caused the U.S. to enter World War I

• Germany attacked a U.S. military base

• Russia called for the U.S. to help

• Germany was sinking U.S. ships

• The U.S. had an alliance with Great Britain

What insect destroyed cotton crops in Georgia in the 1920's?

• The Gypsy Moth

• The Locust

• The Boll Weevil

• The Evel Knievel

Stock market over speculation was one of the factors that led to:

• The Dust Bowl

• The Civil War

• World War I

• The Great Depression

During World War I, Georgia military facilities contributed to the war effort by training _________.

• Recruits

• Circus Animals

• Farmers

• Freedmen