Georgia's Contributions to WWI SS8H8a

During WW1 the US Armed Forces set up many of these around GA...

• MIlitary training Camps

• Internment Camps

• Weapons testing facilities

• medical facilities

This propaganda posting wants you to do what?

• Sign up for the war by enlisting in the Army.

• Sign up for the war by enlisting in the Navy.

• Buy Liberty bonds.

• Buy a Papa Johns Pizza

Georgia actively participated in WWI. Which of the following THREE are ways that Georgia contributed

• • Provided mutiple training camps for soldiers

• • Close to 100,000 of Georgia's citizens enlisted in the armed forces

• • Georgia had more anti-war protestors than any other US state

• • Many women grew victory gardens

• Several WWI battles were fought in Georgia

Select Three ways that people in Georgia contributed to the effort in World War I:

• • By having military bases to train soldiers for war. 

• • Allowing soldiers to use their homes as safehouses.

• • Having textile factories to make uniforms

• • Growing victory gardens to make sure there was food for troops.

• • Having share croppers and tenant farms help with wartime efforts

How many Georgians fought in World War I?

• • over 10,000

• • over 500,000

• • around 5,000

• • over 100,000

The state of Georgia contributed to World War I by having more ___________ than any other state.

• • Weapons donated.

• • Crops sent to Europe.

• • Military Training Camps

• • Food grown for soldiers.

How did non-military Georgians support the war effort?

• • Planting victory gardens to help provide food for themselves and soldiers.

• • Purchasing war bonds to help the government raise money to support the war efforts.

• • Both A and B.

• • None of the above.

How did Georgia's textile factories contribute to the war effort?

• • The shipped goods and soldiers to the ports.

• • They produced the fabric for uniforms.

• • They provided soldiers with vegetables.

• • They produced a cure for the deadly flu.

Georgia had a huge role in World War I. The state was home to more training camps than any other state, and more than 100,000 men and women from Georgia participated in the war effort. Georgia also had textile mills for fabric for military uniforms, farmers grew more food crops, railroads carried arms, ammunition, and soldiers to ports where ships waited to sail to Europe for the fighting. Georgia was also home to two out of three German POW camps.

What conclusion can be drawn about Georgia's role in the war effort for World War I?

• • Georgia's role in the war was centered on its agricultural production, for it had plentiful land and labor with which to supply Allied forces with food.

• • Georgia did not participate much in support of troops in going to war in Europe.

• • Georgia refused to participate in war efforts by refusing to do rationing and other necessary deeds.

• • Georgia was very involved in the war effort by sending troops and supporting the effort on the home front with goods and materials.

What would be the best title for the chart?

• • The Causes of WWI

• • Georgia's contributions to WWI

• • The causes of the Cold War 

• • Georgia's contributions to the Cold War