Chapter 10, Section 5: Chapter 10, Section 5: World War IWorld War I

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:

How did Georgians contribute to World War I?

Georgia Georgia and the American Experienceand the American Experience

I. World War II. World War I1914-19181914-1918

Allied Powers Leading Countries

Central Powers Leading Countries

FranceGreat BritainRussiaUnited States (joined in 1917)

GermanyAustria-Hungary

President Woodrow Wilson declared the US would be a neutral country.

What does “neutral” mean?

II. Eugene Jacques BullardII. Eugene Jacques BullardFirst African American

combat pilot – from Columbus, GA

Enlisted in French Foreign Legion: 1914

Flew combat missions against Germany

US Army Air Force refused his services

Why did Bullard fight so strongly for France?

III. The US Enters the WarIII. The US Enters the War

President Wilson worked to keep the US out of the war

1915: German submarine sank passenger ship Lusitania killing 128 Americans

1917: submarine attacks resumed sinking American ships

Zimmerman telegram: Germany tried to get Mexico to attack the US

Wilson finally joined the Allied powers

III. The US Enters the War III. The US Enters the War (Continued)(Continued)

What states would Mexico have gotten back?

IV. Georgia and WWIIV. Georgia and WWIAbout 100,000 Georgians volunteered to

join the US militaryCamp Benning used to train infantry troopsGeorgians contributed manufactured goods

and farm produce3,000 young Georgians killed in the warSelective Service Act – Georgian farmers

were against itEnded November 11, 1918: Armistice

What do these propaganda posters mean to you?