Chapter 13, Richmond, The First World War and a "Return to Normalcy"

Kansas was going to "win the war the wheat". I will use this speech when we do World War I in a couple of weeks. The fact that Kansas served in the war with many men leaving their lives to defend Europe. The organization of backyard gardens to help support the war effort. The canning of fruit and vegetables for later use. The return to normalcy meant that people should return their lives just as it had been before the war. The biggest change in Kansas is the fact that after the war farmers began to see a decline in their profits.