Georgia’s Contribution to World War I (SS8H7d)

Military Personnel
from
Georgia / Number who served:100,000 thousand men and women
Number who died:3,000
Textile Mills / How they helped the war effort: made fabric for military uniforms, large demand from govt. created more factories
Railroads / How they helped the war effort: transported weapons and troupes from training camps to sea ports
Farms / How they helped the war effort: grew more food., also
Supplied most of the cotton for textile mills
Sewing circles / How they helped the war effort: ladies who made personal
Items for soldiers
Bond Drives / How they helped the war effort: they funded two thirds of all the war expenses, also provided citizens with a sense of
patriotism
Red Cross / What is it: it was nations first official relief agency in 1900
How it helped the war effort: it provided emergency communication for soldiers and their families, also helped produce bandages and medical supplies
Victory Gardens / What were they: vegetable and fruit gardens planted at
homes
How they helped the war effort: they helped more food to
be sent to the troops
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