MODULO 1 - The Great War

MODULO 1 The Great War The Great War, later called World War I, was the world s first experience of total war. A total war is a military conflict that mobilizes all of the economic resources of a country, involves civilians in its military efforts and uses propaganda to create consent for political decisions. While soldiers fought and died on the front lines, each country created a home front , organizing virtually all of its national life around the war. WARM UP ACTIVITY 1.A Complete the chart indicating the four Empires from map A and the new countries established in 1919 from map B. Map A Map B BEFORE AFTER Sweden North Sea United Kingdom Russian Empire Denmark Iceland Netherlands Atlantic Ocean German Empire Belgium Finland Norway France Sweden North Sea Austro-Hungarian Empire Ireland Switzerland United Kingdom Netherlands Serbia Montenegro Black Sea France Bulgaria Switzerland Albania Tyrrhenian Sea Portugal Greece Ionian Sea Ottoman Empire Czechoslovakia Austria Hungary Romania Yugoslavia Black Sea (from 1929) Spain USSR Poland Belgium Germany Romania Italy Estonia Latvia Lithuania Denmark Italy Bulgaria Albania Turkey Greece Central Powers Triple Entente allies Central Powers allies Territories occupied by Central Powers Triple Entente Neutral States during the entire conflict Map A. Map of Europe in 1917-18. Med iterra ne an Sea Map B. Map of Europe in 1922. ACTIVITY 1.B Now using the words given below write a description comparing the two maps. four Empires new States important changes defeated countries winners borders 8