Geography – Era 7 Mapping Part 2
STUDENT MATERIALSSTUDENT MATERIALSS-1GEOGRAPHY – ERA 7 MAPPING PART 2 WORLD HISTORY PROJECT / LESSON 7.4 ACTIVITYPreparation• Access the following maps:• First World War Casualties and Alliance Thematic Map• Second World War (November, 1942) Thematic MapPurposeThis activity will provide additional evidence to help you respond to one of the Era Problem questions: In what ways were the global conflicts, economic and demographic crises, and racialized actions against groups of people in the twentieth century a continuation of, or a break with, trends and movements of the previous two centuries? In this activity, you will look back on what you’ve learned during this era by exploring the geography of the First and Second World Wars. You will examine two thematic maps showing the alliances and casualties in each war. Using these maps, you will evaluate change and continuity over time as well as make some arguments about the causes of the Second World War. ProcessThis activity begins with an identification opening in which you will identify 10 countries that participated in World War II. Next, you’ll compare two thematic maps showing alliances and casualties in both World War I and World War II, evaluating what political changes and continuities might have been important between the two wars. Finally, you will reflect on your guesses and predictions from the Part 1 activity and write a response to a prompt about the causes of these global conflicts.Step 1Individually, identify the countries associated with the numbers on the black-and-white map of the world in 1914 CE and record your answers on the worksheet. You should indicate the name of the country, the alliance it was a part of in World War I, and the alliance it was a part of in World War II.Step 2In small groups, examine the thematic maps of the two world wars. you should compare these two maps and provide four examples of change or continuity between the two wars. You might focus on casualties, alliances, or territory lost and gained by the various empires.Step 3Now, return to the two thematic maps of the world wars. Review your predictions from the Part 1 mapping activity. Which guesses did you get correct?Finally, in small groups, you should prepare a short paragraph or bullet list in response to the prompt below. The long nineteenth century set into motion massive transformations, some of which would help create the conditions leading to World War I. The peace that followed the First World War helped lay the groundwork for the second. Using the maps you encountered in this era as evidence, pick one transformation from the long nineteenth century and one outcome of World War I that helped create this 30-year period of global conflict.
Name:Date:Name:Date:STUDENT MATERIALSS-2GEOGRAPHY – ERA 7 MAPPING PART 2 WORLD HISTORY PROJECT / LESSON 7.4 ACTIVITYStep 1Directions: Identify the countries labeled with numbers 1-12 and record them in the table below. Be sure to also include the alliance that country fought with during World War I and World War II along with the name of the controlling empire in parentheses (if applicable). Example: Cameroon, Central Powers (as German colony), Allied (as French colony)
Name:Date:Name:Date:STUDENT MATERIALSS-3GEOGRAPHY – ERA 7 MAPPING PART 2 WORLD HISTORY PROJECT / LESSON 7.4 ACTIVITYPolitical communitiesNumberName Alliance in WWI (Allied, Central, Neutral)Alliance in WWII (Allied, Axis, Neutral)123456789101112
Name:Date:Name:Date:STUDENT MATERIALSS-4GEOGRAPHY – ERA 7 MAPPING PART 2 WORLD HISTORY PROJECT / LESSON 7.4 ACTIVITYStep 2Directions: Compare the World War I and World War II Thematic Maps. Identify four changes or continuities that were significant factors between the two wars. Significant changes and continuities between the First and Second World Wars (1–2 sentences)
Name:Date:Name:Date:STUDENT MATERIALSS-5GEOGRAPHY – ERA 7 MAPPING PART 2 WORLD HISTORY PROJECT / LESSON 7.4 ACTIVITYStep 3Directions: Examine the two thematic maps. When you’re ready, respond to the prompt below.Prompt: The long nineteenth century set into motion massive transformations, some of which would help create the conditions leading to World War I. The peace that followed the First World War helped lay the groundwork for the second. Using the maps you encountered in this era as evidence, pick one transformation from the long nineteenth century and one outcome of World War I that helped create this 30-year period of global conflict.