Question

Womens' clubs in major cities grew "Victory Gardens" in 1917 and 1918 to provide assistance to

Answer 1

Womens' clubs in major cities grew "Victory Gardens" in 1917 and 1918 to provide assistance to the efforts in World War I.

Option: C

Explanation:

In world war I administration convinces Americans to utilize their gardens and use it for growing their own foods. From that time it is known as victory garden. Victory gardens also known as war gardens or food gardens famous for vegetable, fruit, and herb.

Gardens were used by public residence, parks in their courtyard during first world war and second world war by United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Germany etc. It was mainly done for avoiding food shortage.

Answer 2

Women's clubs in major cities grew "victory gardens" in 1917 and 1918 to provide assistance to (c) the efforts in world war I.

Explanation:

Women's clubs in major cities grew "victory gardens" in 1917 and 1918 to provide assistance to (c) the efforts in world war I, because during 1917-1918 a serious aliments crisis arised in europe because the agricultural workers where recruited in the war  which resulted in a decrease in the supply of food .

• In order to ensure sufficient food supplies even after the end of the World War I ,Charles Lathrop Pack started a movement know as the War Gardens in the U.S. ( which  after the end of WW I  would be named as "Victory Gardens")

• Charles Lathrop Pack arranged the National War Garden Commission where the citizens (Majorly women) were encouraged to  to use empty lands for the cultivation of fruits and vegetables.