"Every Garden a Munition Plant"
THIS POSTER, USED IN 1918, AND WITH DIFFERENT SLOGANS IN 1919, WAS POPULAR WHEREVER IT APPEARED AND DID MUCH TO EXTEND THE WAR GARDEN MOVEMENT
Finish each sentence starter below using information you learned from the poster above (ex. "The first thing I notice is a woman planting seeds."):
- The first thing I notice is...
- The poster is asking Americans to....
- This would help the war effort because.....
- The first thing I notice is the phrase "Every Garden a Munition Plant" prominently displayed.
- The poster is asking Americans to create their own gardens to support the war effort.
- This would help the war effort because it would increase food production and reduce pressure on resources needed for the war, allowing more supplies to be sent to the front lines.