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Georgia Studies

Georgia Studies. Unit 5: The New South Lesson 3: Georgia and the Great War Study Presentation . Lesson 3: Georgia and the Great War. ESSENTIAL QUESTION : What were Georgia’s contributions to World War I? How did World War I impact Georgia?. Causes of World War I.

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  1. Georgia Studies Unit 5: The New South Lesson 3: Georgia and the Great War Study Presentation

  2. Lesson 3: Georgia and the Great War • ESSENTIAL QUESTION: • What were Georgia’s contributions to World War I? • How did World War I impact Georgia?

  3. Causes of World War I • On June 28, 1914, an assassin gunned down Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary • Austria-Hungary believed that Serbia's government was behind the assassination. • When the fighting began, France, Russia, and Great Britain backed Serbia. They opposed the Central Powers, made up of Austria-Hungary and Germany. • Austria-Hungary seized the opportunity to declare war on Serbia and settle an old feud.

  4. World War I1914-1918 • President Woodrow Wilson declared the US would be a neutral country.

  5. The United States 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: sub attacks resumed sinking American cargo ships • Zimmerman telegram: Germany tried to get Mexico to attack the US • Wilson finally joined the Allied powers

  6. Georgia and World War I • ±100,000 Georgians volunteered to join the US armed forces • Training in Georgia at Camp Benning, Fort McPherson, Camp Gordon, and Camp Hancock helped Georgia economy • Georgians contributed manufactured goods and farm produce • 3,000 young Georgians killed in the war • On November 11, 1918, Germany surrendered ending what President Wilson called “the war to end all wars”

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