Vocabulary
Terms to Know: Influential People:
Imperialism Archduke Ferdinand Nationalism Woodrow Wilson Allies Isolationism Zimmerman Telegram Lusitania sinking |
Georgia’s Contributions to WWI:
Victory Gardens textiles soldiers nurses Fort McPherson (Atlanta) Camp Wheeler (Macon) Camp Gordon (Atlanta) Camp Benning (Columbus) Fort Oglethorpe (Near Chickamauga) |
Terms To Know:
Allies and Axis Powers: The allies were made up of Great Britain, France,Russia and Italy. The US joined after the sinking of the Lusitania. The Central powers were made up of the German Empire and the Austria-Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Empire joined the Central Powers later in 1914. In 1915, the Kingdom of Bulgaria joined the alliance.
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Zimmerman Telegram: The message came as a coded telegram dispatched by the Foreign Secretary of the German Empire, Arthur Zimmerman, on January 16, 1917. The message was sent to the German ambassador for Mexico, Heinrich von Eckardt. He wanted them to fight against America and gain their land back while fighting for the Central Power
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Lusitania Sinking: The sinking of the Cunard ocean liner RMS Lusitania occurred on 7 May 1915 during the First World War, as Germany waged submarine warfare against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The ship was identified and torpedoed by the German U-boat U-20 and sank in 18 minutes.
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Influential People:
Archduke Ferdinand: Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Duchess Sophie were assassinated in 1914 by Bosnian Gavrilo Princip, starting WWI. They were the leaders of the Austria-Hungarian Empire. His death sparked the start of WWI because there were many alliances between countries in Europe. They all fought to defend each other, starting the fighting of WWI.
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Georgia's Contribution to the War:
Victory Gardens: Students were expected to help plant, maintain, harvest, and even can foods from the family’s “Victory Garden.” Young people took children’s wagons and collected any scrap metals along the roadside or in vacant fields. Those scraps were melted down and reused in American factories. Children picked milkweed floss, which was used in making life jackets and clothing for the sailors and soldiers.
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Soldiers: Soldiers came from other states to be trained at military posts located throughout the state, including Camp Benning, Fort McPherson, and Camp Gordon. Some Georgians volunteered to fight for the French and British, serving as aviators, soldiers, ambulance drivers, and nurses. Some joined with other Americans and flew with the Lafayette Escadrille, a squadron of American aviators who fought for France. Another American who fought for France was Eugene Jacques Bullard.
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Nurses: Over 330,000 women served in the war in jobs that ranged from nurses to clerks to aides and drivers. Women in World War II were not allowed to go into combat, but they took over jobs to free men to fight on the battlefronts. The WASPs (Women Air Force Service Pilots) trained as pilots and delivered planes from factories to airfields. They also served as pilots testing the newest planes the Army Air Force was building, and they flew target planes, pulling targets behind them for male pilots to practice on.
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