What were Georgia’s Contributions to World War I? (SS8H7d)
Name:
Directions: Complete the chart by giving specific details about the many ways Georgia contributed to
the war effort of World War I (1914-1918). You may use the Georgia textbooks, class discussion and
computer resources I will give you.
Military personnel from
Georgia:
Number who served:
Military bases in Georgia
before World War I:
Number who died
Fort McPherson:
Location:
Purpose of base:
New military bases in
Georgia beginning in
1917:
Camp Benning:
Location:
Purpose of base:
Camp Gordon:
Location:
Purpose of base:
Fort Oglethorpe:
Location:
Purpose of base:
Textile Mills
How they helped the war effort:
Railroads
How they helped the war effort:
Farms
How they helped the war effort:
Red Cross
What is it:
How it helped the war effort:
Victory Gardens
What were they:
How they helped the war effort: