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World War One Map Activities

This document provides instructions for students to label a map of Europe in 1914 and identify the major players in World War 1. It guides students to label the Allied and Central Powers countries, draw the boundaries of the main fronts (Western, Eastern, Balkans), and locate major battles like Ypres, Verdun and Somme. It also prompts students to analyze why fighting occurred in places like Southwest Africa and how maps help explain the alliance between Germany and Austria-Hungary and rivalry between Serbia and Austria-Hungary.

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World War One Map Activities

This document provides instructions for students to label a map of Europe in 1914 and identify the major players in World War 1. It guides students to label the Allied and Central Powers countries, draw the boundaries of the main fronts (Western, Eastern, Balkans), and locate major battles like Ypres, Verdun and Somme. It also prompts students to analyze why fighting occurred in places like Southwest Africa and how maps help explain the alliance between Germany and Austria-Hungary and rivalry between Serbia and Austria-Hungary.

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World War One Maps

Webercise
Europe 1914

Name: ______________________
Period: ______

Step 1: Allies and Central Powers


1. Watch this video.
a. Label each of the following countries on your map:

Austria-Hungary

Serbia

Russia
Germany
France
Belgium
United Kingdom

Ottoman Empire
(Turkey)
Italy
Bulgaria
Portugal
Romania
Greece

2. View this map.


a. Check your answers above.
b. Label the Central Powers with (C) and the Allies
with (A).
c. Identify and label the following neutral nations
with (N): Spain; Switzerland; Netherlands; Denmark.

Step 2: The Western Front


3. Use this interactive map.
a. Draw a line on your map to resemble the
Western Front.
b. Locate and label the following major battles:
Ypres; Verdun; Somme

Step 5: Analysis Question

9. Use your map and the previous resources to answer


the following synthesis questions. Why was Great
Britain threatened by a rising German naval power
using advanced submarines?

Step 3: The Global War


4. Explore this archive of maps.

a. Scroll down to Eastern Front. Using these maps, draw an


estimated line to identify the Eastern Front. (The Eastern
Front was constantly moving, this is only an estimate.)

5. Scroll down to Balkans Front. According to these maps, who


was victorious, and who was defeated on the Balkan Front?
a. Victorious: ________________________________________________________
b. Defeated: _________________________________________________________
6. Scroll down to African Theatre. Synthesize your analysis of
these maps and your prior knowledge from class to answer the
following question.
a. Why did WW1 fighting occur in Southwest Africa?

______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
Step 4: Details
7. Explore this collection of maps.

a. Scroll to Map 5. Draw an arrow on your map to resemble the


Schlieffen Plan.
8. Analyze Map 6. How does this map explain the alliance
between Germany and Austria-Hungry and the rivalry
between Serbia and Austria-Hungary.

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