World history map activities europe 1914

1. The Great WWI Drama: How It Began - class activity

2. Europe 1914 - map

3. Definitions - matching activity

4. The Spark - note

5. The Kaiser - read article and reflection questions

6. Causes of World War I - review note

7. Important People in World War I - cut and paste activity

8. The Schlieffen Plan - note and map

9. Europe 1914 - map
QUIZ


10. Reactions of Recruitment - anticipation guide, textbook activity

11. Why Canadians Enlisted - read personal stories and reflection questions

12. The Conscription Crisis - graphing activity

13. Conscription - textbook worksheet

14. Trench Slang - matching activity

15. Life in the Trenches - scrapbook worksheet

16. Weapons Auction - class auction, follow-up "report card" worksheet

17. Learning Stations - 5 station activities with worksheet

18. Life in the Trenches - sensory worksheet (completed using the slide show and reading materials), extension option assignment, review Venn diagram comparison

19. Canadian Land Battles Stations (2nd Battle of Ypres, Battle of the Somme, Battle of Vimy Ridge, Passchendaele) - 4 station activities with worksheet

20. Air Warfare - introductory slide show, textbook worksh

World War I Map Activity (1914 and 1918 Europe Maps)


Description

These 1914 and 1918 Europe Map worksheets will help students understand the effects of World War I on the European map. They will also help students become more familiar with the nations of Europe during World War 1 by identifying which European countries belonged to the Allies, which ones joined the Central Powers, and which ones remained neutral. Additionally, students will be able to identify the new nations that were created after World War I and which nations lost territory after the war.


What’s Included with the Printed Version:

*Blank 1914 Europe map for students to label, color, and with questions for students to answer (2 pages, uneditable pdf)
*Blank 1914 Europe map for students to color and label without questions (1 page, uneditable pdf)
*Coloring Page for 1914 Europe map (1 page, uneditable pdf)
*Answer key for 1914 Europe map and questions (2 pages, uneditable pdf)
*Animated PowerPoint shows each location and the key for the 1914 map – perfect for classrooms without textbooks or Internet access (24 slides, each slide guides students through completing the map, some text is editabl



Map of Europe, 1914






Suggested Teaching Instructions


Document Description

A map of European political boundaries, as of July 1914.


Historical Context

The major causes for World War I involve Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism. European countries became increasingly militaristic during the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth century. Many countries sought to build military forces modeled after the German military program. As countries increased their armed forces, they also began to form alliances with surrounding nations. Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary formed the Triple Alliance in 1882. In response to this alliance, France and Russia formed their own alliance in 1891. Great Britain joined France and Russia in 1907 to form the Triple Entente. Europe was now divided into two distinct camps with each country having its own nationalistic goals. One major goal of all these countries was imperialism. Each European country had intentions to expand its territory. With only so much territory available, this led to border disputes among the various countries. 
The map shows the borders of European countries prior to t

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What is happening in Europe in 1914CE

Empires

The industrialization of Europe over the past decades has given its nations’ armed forces unmatched capability, and they have indulged in a frenzy of competition for overseas territory. Most of the world has become carved up amongst their empires. Britain and France have taken the lion’s share, but Holland, Belgium, Germany and Italy also have substantial overseas possessions. The Russian empire has pushed out its borders in central Asia.

Tensions

Expansion abroad has fuelled nationalist tensions at home. This has led to mutual fear building up between the great powers of Europe, especially between Austria and Russia, both wanting to grab as much power and influence in the Balkans at the expense of a weakened Ottoman empire, and of each other. This year, 1914, sees these tensions spill over into full scale war.

Next map, Europe 1960


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Modern Europe

The Russian Empire

The Ottoman Empire

European World Empires

World War I

Western Civilization
Section on Total War

Sources:

History of Europe



What is happening in Europe in 3500BCE

For the past two thousand years