WORLD WAR I
CAUSES AND COURSE OF THE WAR
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the Great Depression.
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the influenza epidemic.
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the efforts in World War I.
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the efforts in World War II.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation: Women’s clubs in major cities grew “victory gardens” in 1917 and 1918 to provide assistance to (c) the efforts in world war I, because during 1917-1918 a serious aliments crisis arised in europe because the agricultural workers where recruited in the war which resulted in a decrease in the supply of food .
Detailed explanation-2: -What Is a Victory Garden? Victory gardens were vegetable gardens planted during the world wars in order to ensure an adequate food supply for civilians and troops.
Detailed explanation-3: -During World War II, Victory Gardens were planted by families in the United States (the Home Front) to help prevent a food shortage. This meant food for everyone! Planting Victory Gardens helped make sure that there was enough food for our soldiers fighting around the world.
Detailed explanation-4: -Victory gardens (originally called war gardens or liberty gardens) made their first appearance during World War I (1914–1918). President Woodrow Wilson called on Americans to plant vegetable gardens to ward off the possible threat of food shortages. Americans took up the challenge as a civic and patriotic duty.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Originator of Victory Gardening: Charles Lathrop Pack Charles Lathrop Pack, a businessman, forestry expert, and once one of the five wealthiest men in America, came up with the concept of promoting War Gardens in 1917, just before the United States entered the First World War.