“The War to End All Wars” World War I “The Great War” “The War to End All Wars” 1914-1918 Allied (Entente) Powers: United Kingdom (England) France Russia Serbia United States South Africa Romania Australia Belgium Canada Greece India Portugal New Zealand Italy Japan Monaco Nepal Montenegro Central Powers: Germany Austria-Hungary Ottoman Bulgaria Azerbaijan Republic Jabal Shammar

World War I

WWI Map Activity By 1914, the conditions were set up for a global conflict. It was almost too perfect. The European powers had been struggling over control of empires and colonies around the world. Old monarchies and new democracies were ideologically opposed and a complicated system of alliances crisscrossed the European continent and beyond. National pride and militarism was at an all-time high, and war was a popular option from commoners all the way up to the leaders. All it would take was a spark to start the fires of war…

WWI Map Activity Disclaimer: The following 15 steps are representative of major events in the story of World War One, but they are certainly not the only ones. Keep in mind that fighting took place on as many as half-a-dozen ‘fronts’, not to mention various theaters of naval battles. This is but a overview.

WWI Map Activity Teachers, print these, front and back, at two per page to save on paper & ink

WWI Map Activity Students, follow along and add to their own map to summarize the course of World War One.

WWI Map Activity 1) Darken the Alsace-Lorraine territory that Germany gained from France in 1871 (one of many causes of World War One).

WWI Map Activity 2) Draw a gun in Bosnia, the location where Gavrilo Princip assassinated Franz Ferdinand (the spark to World War One).

WWI Map Activity 3) Label and shade the Central Powers in WWI: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria (Azerbaijan Republic, Jabal Shammar not pictured) Germany Austria-Hungary Bulgaria Ottomans

WWI Map Activity UK Russia Germany France Austria-Hungary Portugal 4) Label and shade (with a different color) the Entente Powers in WWI: France, Russia, United Kingdom, Belgium, Serbia, Portugal, Greece, Albania, Montenegro (U.S., S.A., Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, Japan, Monaco, Nepal not pictured) UK Russia Germany Belgium France Austria-Hungary Portugal Serbia Bulgaria Montenegro Albania Ottomans Greece

WWI Map Activity 5) Add to the Entente Powers: Italy and Romania, who agreed to join the allies in exchange for land spoils after the war. UK Russia Germany Belgium France Austria-Hungary Romania Portugal Italy Serbia Bulgaria Montenegro Albania Ottomans Greece

WWI Map Activity 6) Label the “Western Front” on the map with a thick dashed line, (include stick figure soldiers on either side). UK Russia Germany Belgium Western Front France Austria-Hungary Romania Portugal Italy Serbia Bulgaria Montenegro Albania Ottomans Greece

WWI Map Activity 7) Label the Eastern Front on the map (include stick figure soldiers on either side). UK Russia Germany Belgium Eastern Front Western Front France Austria-Hungary Romania Portugal Italy Serbia Bulgaria Montenegro Albania Ottomans Greece

WWI Map Activity 8) Label the “Italian Campaign” in the Alps against Austria-Hungary (using small triangles). UK Russia Germany Belgium Eastern Front Western Front France Austria-Hungary Italian Campaign Romania Portugal Italy Serbia Bulgaria Montenegro Albania Ottomans Greece

WWI Map Activity 9) Label and place German “U-Boats” in the North Sea and around the United Kingdom (using small, shaded ovals). U-Boats UK Russia Germany Belgium Eastern Front Western Front France Austria-Hungary Italian Campaign Romania Portugal Italy Serbia Bulgaria Montenegro Albania Ottomans Greece

WWI Map Activity 10) Draw arrows indicating the 1915 Great Advance (Germany), also called the Great Retreat (by Russia) U-Boats UK Russia Germany Belgium Great Advance Eastern Front Western Front France Austria-Hungary Italian Campaign Romania Portugal Italy Serbia Bulgaria Montenegro Albania Ottomans Greece

WWI Map Activity 11) Place a star on the 1916 Battle of the Somme (the largest battle of World War One). U-Boats UK Russia Germany Belgium Great Advance Eastern Front Western Front France Austria-Hungary Italian Campaign Romania Portugal Italy Serbia Bulgaria Montenegro Albania Ottomans Greece

WWI Map Activity 12) Cross out Russia, and write “1917 Communist Revolution” next to it, indicating that Russia had dropped out of the war. U-Boats UK Russia Germany Russian Revolution (1917) Belgium Great Advance Eastern Front Western Front France Austria-Hungary Italian Campaign Romania Portugal Italy Serbia Bulgaria Montenegro Albania Ottomans Greece

WWI Map Activity 13) The United States enters the war on the side of the allies U-Boats UK Russia Germany Russian Revolution (1917) Belgium Great Advance Eastern Front U.S. Enters WWI Western Front France Austria-Hungary Italian Campaign Romania Portugal Italy Serbia Bulgaria Montenegro Albania Ottomans Greece

WWI Map Activity 14) Central Powers Surrender in 1918 (X out the Central Powers) U-Boats UK Russia Germany Russian Revolution (1917) Belgium Great Advance Eastern Front U.S. Enters WWI Western Front France Austria-Hungary Italian Campaign Romania Portugal Italy Serbia Bulgaria Montenegro Albania Ottomans Greece

WWI Map Activity 15) Allies Win! (put check marks on the remaining allies) U-Boats UK Russia Germany Russian Revolution (1917) Belgium Great Advance Eastern Front U.S. Enters WWI Western Front France Austria-Hungary Italian Campaign Romania Portugal Italy Serbia Bulgaria Montenegro Albania Ottomans Greece