Georgia made many contributions to the war effort during World War I. For each Georgia contribution, indicate the industry or group of people who made it. ( 1 answer will be used two times)

Trained Recruits

provided canned goods, uniforms, and bandages

planted victory gardens

Georgia farmers

volunteered for military duty

Georgia military facilities

grew cotton for clothing

CHOICES:

Georgia Farmers

Georgia Military facilities

Georgia Factories

Georgia Citizens

Explanation:

Cloudy, pgs. 371 & 372/UGA, pgs. 284 & 285

Military personnel from

Georgia:

(Cloudy)

Number who served: 85,000-100,000

Number who died: 3,000

Military bases in Georgia

before World War I:

(UGA)

Fort McPherson

Location: Atlanta

Role during war: Trained recruits and housed German POWs

Fort Oglethorpe

Location: Chickamauga

Role during war: Trained cavalry (troops on horseback), trained

officers and housed POWs

New military bases in

Georgia beginning in

1917:

(UGA)

Camp Benning

Location: Columbus

Role during war: Trained infantry (foot soldiers)

Camp Gordon

Location: Chamblee, near Atlanta

Role during war: Trained over 230,000 troops

Textile Mills (Cloudy) How they helped the war effort:

Made fabric for uniforms

Railroads (Cloudy) How they helped the war effort:

Transported arms, ammunition, and soldiers to ports before leaving for

war in Europe

Farms (Cloudy) How they helped the war effort:

Grew crops that were used to feed soldiers; Grew cotton used to make

uniforms

Red Cross (Cloudy) What is it: International Relief Agency that helps people during

disasters/emergencies

How it helped the war effort: Welcomed soldiers home, helped families

communicate during war, knitted clothing, and sold bonds

Victory Gardens (Cloudy) What were they: Gardens people grew to provide fruit/vegetables for

themselves.

How they helped the war effort: Left more food that farmers could gro