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?

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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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