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World War I and the Russian Revolution

Geography Activity

CHAPTER

27

Holt World History: The Human Journey

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Geography Activities

WORLD WAR I

The countries that took part in World War I committed millions oftroops to thefighting and suffered heavy casualties.The map below provides information on the num-bers oftroops contributed by the various nations fighting on both sides ofthe war.Examine the map,and answer the questions that follow.

Troop Strength

RUSSIAAUSTRIA-HUNGARYITALYSPAINSWEDENNORWAYGERMANYFRANCEPORTUGAL

ROMANIABULGARIA

OTTOMANEMPIREDENMARKBRITISH

PragueBerlinMoscowLondonParisBudapestConstantinopleViennaSarajevo

GREECENETHERLANDS9,500,000100,000200,00050,000950,0001,000,0001,000,0008,200,0005,600,00013,250,0009,000,00013,000,0002,850,000SERBIAALBANIALUXEMBOURGMONTENEGROSWITZERLAND3,800,000800,000

UNITEDSTATESJAPANEMPIRE

380,000BELGIUM

LEGEND:

Central Powers, 1917Allied Powers, 1917neutral countriestotal mobilized forcesmajor cities

50,000

Scale: 1 inch = 325 miles (approx.)

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Chapter 27, Geography Activity, continued

Holt World History: The Human Journey

54

Geography Activities

1.

Which countries belonged to the Allied Powers?

2.

Which countries belonged to the Central Powers?

3.

Which European countries remained neutral in the war?

4.

Which countries supplied at least one million soldiers to the war effort?

Critical Thinking: Region

After World War I had ended,Woodrow Wilson believed that the United States shouldtake the lead in peace negotiations.Compare the information about troop commitmentfor the United States and for other nations.What factors might have contributed to a lackofEuropean enthusiasm for Wilson’s peace plan?

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