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Come into the garden dad!, World War I poster from Canada (c. 1918), Archives of Ontario poster collection (I0016363)Victory Gardens became popular in Canada in 1917. Under the Ministry of Agriculture's campaign, "A Vegetable Garden for Every Home", residents of cities, towns and villages utilized backyard spaces to plant vegetables for personal use and war eff
The Committee on Public Information (1917–1919), also known as the CPI or the Creel Committee, was an independent agency of the government of the United States under the Wilson administration created to influence public opinion to support the US in World War I, in particular, the US home front.
The United States School Garden Army (USSGA), was founded by the Bureau of Education [1] [2] in 1917 during the administration of President Woodrow Wilson's. [3] Wilson described gardening as "just as real and patriotic an effort as the building of ships or the firing of cannon" [ 4 ] and opined that "food will win the war". [ 5 ]
The Americans won a victory at Cantigny, then again in defensive stands at Chateau-Thierry and Belleau Wood. The Americans helped the British Empire, French and Portuguese forces defeat and turn back the powerful final German offensive ( Spring Offensive of March to July, 1918), and most importantly, the Americans played a role in the Allied ...
The Women's Land Army (WLA) was formed as part of the United States Crop Corps, alongside the Victory Farm Volunteers (for teenage boys and girls), and lasted from 1943 to 1947. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] [ 13 ] In the five years the WLA operated, the program employed nearly 3.5 million workers, which included both farm laborers [ 14 ] and non-laborers.
Victory garden; Woman's Land Army of America; Effect of World War I on Children in the United States; 1917 New York City mayoral election; United States home front during World War II; German prisoners of war in the United States; Home front during World War I, covering all major countries involved Women's roles in the World Wars#World War I
The result was an Allied victory in November 1918. Propaganda campaigns directed by the government shaped the public mood toward patriotism and voluntary purchases of war bonds. The Committee on Public Information (CPI) controlled war information and provided pro-war propaganda, with the assistance of the private American Protective League and ...
Allegorical and symbolic features, frequently drawing on Christian imagery, were used to communicate themes of self-sacrifice, victory and death. Some memorials adopted a medievalist theme instead, looking backwards to a more secure past, while others used emerging realist and Art Deco architectural styles to communicate the themes of the war.