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
