Georgia during
World War I
SS8H7d:
• Give reasons for
World War I and
describe
Georgia’s contribution.
In August 1914, President
Woodrow Wilson asked
Americans to remain impartial
in thought and deed toward the
war that had just broken out in
Europe. Wilson wanted the
United States to exemplify the
democratic commitment to
peace, but "The Great War"
continually challenged the
nation's neutrality.
President Woodrow Wilson tried to keep
America out of World War I, and succeeded in
postponing U.S. entry into the war for almost
three years.
World War I was:
**Originally called the “Great War” due to the numerous
nations that fought and the great cost of lives and
property.
**Broke out in Europe in August 1914 between the Allied
Powers (Great Britain, France, and Russia) and the
Central Powers (Germany, Austrian-Hungary
Empire, and the Ottoman Empire)
**Over 9 million soldiers died as well as over 5 million
civilians died (22 million soldiers injured)
** United States remained neutral until April 1917 ( war
had already gone on for 20 months), then joined Allied
Powers
Causes of World War I
***Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand (heir to throne
in Austrian-Hungary Empire) in August 1914 by
Serbian nationalists-------- starts a chain of events
that lead to war
1.
System of Secret Treaties
2.
Competition between empires
a. Militarism – government with
a strong military spirit or policy
b. Imperialism –
the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire
c. Nationalism - devotion and loyalty to one's own nation
3. Smaller ethnic groups (Serbs, Poles, etc.) wishing selfdetermination
“Trench Warfare” was most common method of fighting
during war
Trench
Warfare
What war
pictures are
these similar
too?
Péronne during the Battle of the Somme, 1916--Robert
Carlson. "Don't be angry, just be amazed," was the
calling card left by Germans on the destroyed town
hall of Péronne after their withdrawal to the
Hindenberg
Civil War –
Sherman’s March to
the Sea.
Many new weapons of war used for first time during World
War I
United States’ Involvement during war
**United States declared the Neutrality Proclamation
at start of war (President Washington urged all future
presidents not to be involved in European wars!)
**U.S. claimed “freedom of the seas” meaning they can
trade with any warring nation
**Yet U.S. gets drawn into war:
1. German U-Boats sinking ships
2. Anti-German propaganda (German atrocities)
3. German spies attempt to sabotage U.S. factories
4. Zimmerman telegram (Germany ally with
Mexico?)
GEORGIA
CONTRIBUTIONS
TO
WORLD WAR I
SOLDIERS
and
WOMEN
VOLUNTEERS
MILITARY
TRAINING
CAMPS
SUPPLIES
Georgia’s Contribution to World War I (SS8H7d)
Military Personnel from Georgia
Number who served: 100,000 men and women to the war effort
Textile Mills
How they helped the war effort:
Railroads
How they helped the war effort:
Farms
How they helped the war effort:
Sewing circles
Bond Drives
How they helped the war effort:
How they helped the war effort:
Red Cross What is it?
How it helped the war effort:
dispatched a ship to Europe loaded with medical personnel and supplies
Victory Gardens What were they:
How they helped the war effort:
Southern Textile Mills
How they helped the war effort?
•Made material for clothing.
How did
railroads
help the war?
Transported weapons
2. Transported soldiers
3. Transported supplies
1.
PEACH FARMS
• Germans blindsided the
Allies with chlorine gas
• Once in the body, the yellowgreen gas tortured and killed at
the same time, causing
asphyxiation, convulsions,
panic, and a slow death
• When the wind was just
right, the Germans would
release the gas and it would
creep slowly over battlefields,
finding its way into trench
crevices and soldiers' lungs.
• It was something to be feared, but as American chemist James
Bert Garner discovered in 1915, it could be subdued with activated
charcoal, made from natural fibers such as those found in peach
pits.
Sewing circles
• groups of ladies (some married to military
men)
• sew items from clothes to flags to raise money
for the war effort.
War Bond Drives during
World War I
• a bond is like a loan: the holder of the bond is
the lender (creditor), the issuer of the bond is
the borrower (debtor), and the coupon is the
interest.
Victory Gardens during World War I ?
During WWI families
were encouraged to
plant home gardens at
their residences or in
public parks in order to
reduce the pressure on
the public food supply
brought on by the war
effort.
**War officially ends on
November 11, 1918
(Armistice Day)
**The Central Powers lose
land and power
 100,000 men and women to the
war effort