In this assignment, you will conduct research, then use what you have learned to create a map of Europe in 1914 and a map of Europe after World War I. Then, you will compare the two maps to identify territorial changes.

### Assignment Instructions

#### Step 1: Gather materials and necessary information.

a) Review the research sites provided in each section.

b) Ask your teacher whether you will be using presentation, drawing, or artistic software to develop the map, or if you will be downloading, printing, and then completing your map before scanning it into the computer.

#### Step 2: Read and follow each set of instructions carefully before you begin.

a) Follow all instructions for labeling your map.

b) Use drawing software (if making an electronic version) or colored pencils (if you have downloaded and printed your map) to color the map as instructed.

c) Complete the questions on the research page.

#### Step 3: Create a map of Europe in 1914.

a) Download and print out the blank map worksheet included in this document. If you will be using drawing software, copy and save the blank maps in the appropriate program.

b) Label these countries: Great Britain (also called the United Kingdom), France, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy, Russia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Greece, Norway, the Netherlands, the Ottoman Empire, Portugal, Spain, Romania, Serbia, Sweden, and Switzerland.

c) Label the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, the Baltic Sea, the Black Sea, and the North Sea.

d) Draw the western front in red.

e) Color bodies of water blue.

f) Color the countries of the Central Powers in one color, the Allied Powers in a second color, and neutral countries in a third color.

g) Add a compass rose.

h) Create a key for your map.

#### Step 4: Create a map of Europe after World War I.

a) Label these countries: Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the Soviet Union (formerly Russia), and Yugoslavia.

b) Label the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, the Baltic Sea, the Black Sea, and the North Sea.

c) Color bodies of water blue.

d) Color in green the territory held by the German Empire in 1914.

e) Color in orange the territory held by Austria-Hungary in 1914.

f) Color in purple the territory held by Russia in 1914.

g) Color in brown the territory held by the Ottoman Empire in 1914.

h) Outline the newly created countries in red.

i) Add a compass rose.

j) Create a key for your map.

#### Use your two maps to answer these questions:

1. After the war, what two nations possessed land that once belonged to Germany?
2. Which Allied nation lost territory?
3. Nine new nations were created after World War I. What are they?
4. What three nations gave up territory to create the new nation of Poland?