1. Essential Question: How did World War I change Europe and the world?

2. Standards:
SS6H6d. Explain the impact of European empire building in Africa and Asia on the outbreak of WWI.
SS6H7a.Describe major developments following World War I: the Russian Revolution, the Treaty of Versailles, worldwide depression, and the rise of Nazism

3. Activator: Based on European exploration, what are some conflicts might occur?

4. Can you think of any examples?
What is an empire?
An empire is a group of countries or regions that are controlled by one ruler or one government.
You might could use examples such as Star Wars [Galactic Empire] or Star Trek [Romulan Empire]. The students may be able to come up with several examples from video games.
Can you think of any examples?

5. Look at the Roman Empire below as an example.

6. The countries of Portugal, Spain, England, and France led the exploration and colonization movement and built individual empires across the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Australia.

7. European Empires Map Activity

8. Use the European Empires Student Map to shade the different empires
You may want students to label the continents.

9. Empire of Portugal

10. Empire of Spain

11. British Empire [England or United Kingdom]

12. Empire of France

13. Look specifically at Africa and North America
Look specifically at Africa and North America. What do you think happened to the people already living in these areas?
See page 131 in the Georgia Experience Carole Marsh workbooks.

14. Distributed/Summarizing Strategy
You are the King / Queen of a European country and have been able to established a large empire. What would you do if another country tried to take the land you control?