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MAPS

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This link will take you to the website with the maps we are using in lessons.

If you miss the lessons in which we use the maps you can refer to them on this site and print off copies if you need them.

map 1:

Europe in 1914 Layout of pre-war borders

1. Use this map to locate all the countries in Europe at the start of 1914. 2. Colour each country according to which empire it belonged. C 3. Create a legend signifying the empires.

4. Devise a system of different symbols or lines to indicate the alliances in which each country was involved at the start of 1914. 5. Use the symbols or lines on you r map to show which country was involved in which alliance. 6. Create a legend to indicate which alliance is represented by which symbol.

Map 2:

Schlieffen Plan:

Germany's plan of attack. [|Schlieffen Plan]

http://www.firstworldwar.com/features/plans.htm

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Questions: a paragraph ( 100 words minimum) on each question

What did Germany hope to gain, and what did she hope to prevent by using the Schlieffen plan?

Why did the British rally so quickly and fiercely to Belgium's defense?

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A series of maps showing the progress of war along the Western Front. This set of maps gives an interesting overview of the progress of the war along, and the extension of the Western Front. Take note of the length of the front at the start of the war and then again at the end.

Battles of significance: