Building a Military by Ellie Garrie

Building a Military by Ellie Garrie https://padlet.com/garrieem/yxdgquvcwx29mwdj Ellie Garrie en-us 2020-12-03 16:01:40 UTC 2020-12-03 19:25:33 UTC hello@padlet.com Selective Service Act garrieem https://padlet.com/garrieem/yxdgquvcwx29mwdj/wish/984387779 The Selective Service Act is an act that required all men between the ages 21 and 30 to register for the military.]]> 2020-12-03 16:19:04 UTC https://padlet.com/garrieem/yxdgquvcwx29mwdj/wish/984387779 Doughboys garrieem https://padlet.com/garrieem/yxdgquvcwx29mwdj/wish/984409335 When American troops made long journeys through dusty land, they were covered in dust and clay which made them look like they were covered in flour or dough.]]> 2020-12-03 16:23:11 UTC https://padlet.com/garrieem/yxdgquvcwx29mwdj/wish/984409335 AEF garrieem https://padlet.com/garrieem/yxdgquvcwx29mwdj/wish/984412438 The AEF is the American Expeditionary Force under the commander John J. Pershing. It had American troops that went to France and played an important role in the fighting of France. ]]> 2020-12-03 16:23:48 UTC https://padlet.com/garrieem/yxdgquvcwx29mwdj/wish/984412438 Spanish Flu Impact on Building US Military garrieem https://padlet.com/garrieem/yxdgquvcwx29mwdj/wish/984416476 The Spanish Flu killed about 200,000 Americans. Thousands of doughboys were killed by the Spanish Flu.]]> 2020-12-03 16:24:35 UTC https://padlet.com/garrieem/yxdgquvcwx29mwdj/wish/984416476 Volunteered Soldiers and Was It Enough? garrieem https://padlet.com/garrieem/yxdgquvcwx29mwdj/wish/984427529 There were 200,000 volunteered soldiers for WWI. It wasn’t enough so they passed the Selective Service Act which raised it from 200,000 soldiers to 4 million soldiers by the end of the war.]]> 2020-12-03 16:26:47 UTC https://padlet.com/garrieem/yxdgquvcwx29mwdj/wish/984427529 Propaganda Poster garrieem https://padlet.com/garrieem/yxdgquvcwx29mwdj/wish/984433292 The poster is a picture of Uncle Sam and he is trying to make it seem like he is wanting you personally to join the US Army. It is meant to inspire you to enlist into the army.]]> 2020-12-03 16:27:57 UTC https://padlet.com/garrieem/yxdgquvcwx29mwdj/wish/984433292 Propaganda Poster garrieem https://padlet.com/garrieem/yxdgquvcwx29mwdj/wish/985091573 The poster is showing that many other people are in line ready to help so that means you should to. It is trying to show that you need to be like everyone else and enlist.]]> 2020-12-03 18:36:39 UTC https://padlet.com/garrieem/yxdgquvcwx29mwdj/wish/985091573 Propaganda Poster garrieem https://padlet.com/garrieem/yxdgquvcwx29mwdj/wish/985098038 The poster is saying be on the side of the window that’s helping the soldiers and helping the country instead of being on the side that is just standing there watching.]]> 2020-12-03 18:37:58 UTC https://padlet.com/garrieem/yxdgquvcwx29mwdj/wish/985098038 Role of Women in Military garrieem https://padlet.com/garrieem/yxdgquvcwx29mwdj/wish/985103967 Women who were not nurses could enlist into the military. Majority of them were volunteers, but only a few were chosen to work in clerical positions.]]> 2020-12-03 18:39:10 UTC https://padlet.com/garrieem/yxdgquvcwx29mwdj/wish/985103967 Role of African Americans in Military garrieem https://padlet.com/garrieem/yxdgquvcwx29mwdj/wish/985118028 The duties that African Americans had were unloading ships, transporting materials from train depots, bases and ports. They also had to dig the trenches that soldiers would stand in. They also did cooking and maintenance. Another thing that they had to do was remove barbed wire and bury soldiers.]]> 2020-12-03 18:42:00 UTC https://padlet.com/garrieem/yxdgquvcwx29mwdj/wish/985118028 Works Cited garrieem https://padlet.com/garrieem/yxdgquvcwx29mwdj/wish/985308416 Step into Your Place. 1915. Smithsonianmag.com, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 July
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