World War I Introductory Mapping Activity

DIRECTIONS FOR SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE MAPS.

Serbia – the nation blamed by the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were murdered by Gavrilo Princip – a member of the Black Hand, a Serbian terrorist group – in Sarajevo in 1914.

Austria-Hungary blamed all of Serbia for the assassination.

The Austro-Hungarian Empire

Russia, 1914

Because we only see the part of Russia that borders Europe, it may not be immediately clear to you that Russia is the largest nation on Earth – but it is, and by far!

Russia

Germany

France, 1914

Great Britain, or England or The United Kingdom (UK)

England, or course, is a group of islands off the coast of greater Europe. During World War I, Great Britain would have included Ireland – which was fighting steadfastly for its independence.

The Ottoman Empire – “The Dying Man of Europe,” 1914

The Battle of the Marne River

The HMS Lusitania, Sunk off the Southern coast of Ireland, May 7,

1915

Battle of Ypres

Sussex, downed in the English Channel, killing dozens.

Sussex sunk by German

U-Boat, 1916.

North Africa

North Africa

Compass Rose