Name: _____________________

Date: _________ Period:______

A Global Perspective of World War I

Webercise
Find the Global View of the First War at
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/first-world-war/a-global-view/. Scroll down to
the regions section.

1). Identify which regions of the map were involved in the First World War. (4 points)

2). Many countries involved in World War I contributed military and/or economically.
Click on Africa. Then select one country/ territory of Africa.

a. What were its contributions to the war? (4 points) ______

b. Classify Africa’s contributions to the war. (6 points) ______

3). Return to the homepage, then click Europe. Select one European country.

a. Identify the country’s contributions to the war. (4 points) _____

b. Classify the European country’s contributions. Where they economic and/or

military? (10 points) ______
4). Find the World War I Timeline Experience at
https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/interactive/interactive_files/WW1/index.
html. Click enter to gain access to the timeline. One the bottom right-hand corner,
select the year 1914. Then locate and click World War I Engulf Europe card on the
map.

a. Indicate the coalitions of power that threatened Europe. (5 points) ______

i.

ii.

b. Discuss the nature of the rivalries. (7 points) ______

5). Select the close option on the top right corner of the website’s screen to return
to the homepage. Select The Triple Alliance card on the map.

a. Identify the members of the Triple Alliance. (4 points) ______

b. Analyze the significance of the alliance. Discuss what each member gained
from the alliance. (6 points) _______
i.

ii.

iii.

c. Hypothesize to what extent these rivalries/alliances were crucial to the First

World War. Provide at least two economic as well as two military reasons.
(Note you are making an educated guess based on the webercise.
(15 points) _______
i. Hypothesis:

ii. Two economic reasons:

iii. Two military reasons:

6). Find the animated map of the Western Front, 1914 – 1918 at
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/animations/western_front/index_embed.shtml.
Before you select the play option, read the opening screen titled Allied and Central
Powers.

a. State how central Europe had divided in 1914. (3 points) ______

b. Based on the map provided with the legend. Classify the Central Powers and
the Allied Powers. (6 points) ______

Central Powers Allied Powers

c. Discuss why in 1914, Britain had no formal commitments to the war.

(5 points) ______

7). Select the play button on the bottom of the website’s screen to transition to the
window dedicated to the Schlieffen plan.

a. Recognize what militaristic moves the Germans feared? (4 points) ______

b. Paraphrase the goal(s)/aim(s) of the Schlieffen plan. (7 points) ______

8). On a separate sheet of paper, write a two-paragraph response, each

paragraph should be six to eight sentences to answer the following question:

Evaluate the significance of geographic factors in military decisions during the

Great War. Make sure to include an analysis of the essentialness of alliances.
(10 points) ________

Total Points: / 100

 References

“Animated Map: The Western Front, 1914 - 1918.” History, British Broadcasting Corporation.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/animations/western_front/index_embed.shtml.

First World War: A Global View, The National Archives, www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/first-

world-war/a-global-view/.

The Great War: A Visual History, American Battle Monuments Commission.

https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/interactive/interactive_files/WW1/index.html.