WWII:Europe Map Task # 1
Throughout our unit on WWII you will be completing various map tasks. The first task is
simple. Using maps available throughout the textbook chapter label as neatly as possible the
following countries, cities, and bodies of water. You will need to investigate the chapter to find
the maps that work best.
DO NOT LOSE YOUR MAP. Within this unit you will complete a total of THREE map tasks.
Countries
Label Countries
Greece
Portugal
Sweden
Spain
Bulgaria
Ireland
France
Turkey
Great Britain
Belgium
Romania
Italy
Netherlands (Holland)
Poland
Denmark
East Prussia
Germany
Lithuania
Austria
Latvia
Czechoslovakia
Estonia
Hungary
Soviet Union
Yugoslavia
Norway
Albania
Finland
Luxembourg
Switzerland
Cities
label & underline cities
Paris
Berlin
Warsaw
Leningrad
Dunkirk
Moscow
Rome
Stalingrad
Bodies of Water
Label Bodies of Water
Mediterranean Sea
Baltic Sea
English Channel
Black Sea
North Sea
Atlantic Ocean
WWII EUROPE : MAP TASK #2
NAME ___________________________ DATE ______________
Directions: Complete the following questions while studying the outbreak of WWII.
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Complete the map tasks on the Map
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Map Tasks are in bold and underlined
Questions/ Map Tasks
1. What areas & countries had Adolf Hitler expanded into prior to April 1939?
1) With a LIGHT COLORED PENCIL: Shade these areas & countries. Shade Italy in same
color.
2. What country did Nazi Germany invade on September 1, 1939?
2) With BLACK PEN: Draw an arrow from Germany to this country.
3) With BLACK PEN: Underneath the name of the country invaded write #1.
4) With a #2 PENCIL draw a line splitting this country. Shade the side Nazi Germany
controlled with same colored pencil used in map task #1
3. What countries did Stalin invade & occupy in 1939 & 1940?
5) Shade countries Stalin invaded & occupied with different colored pencil then used in
map tasks 1) & 4)
6) Design small symbol to represent major battles of WWII. Put it in the MAP KEY
7) MAJOR BATTLE: Put Major Battle symbol on Finland
4. What countries did Hitler invade following the ʻphony warʼ April 1940?
8) With BLACK PEN Draw arrows from Germany to the countries invaded.
9) With BLACK PEN Underneath the name of the countries conquered write in order
#2 & #3
10) Shade the countries with same colored pencil used in Map Task #1
5. In May of 1940, what countries did Hitler sweep through?
11) With BLACK PEN Draw arrows from Germany to the countries invaded.
12) With BLACK PEN Underneath the name of the countries conquered write in order
#4, #5, #6
13) Shade the countries with same colored pencil used in Map Task #1
6. On June 22, 1940, what country surrendered to Nazi Germany?
14) With BLACK PEN Draw arrows from Germany to the countries invaded.
15) With BLACK PEN Underneath the name of the country write #7
16) Shade the countries with same colored pencil used in Map Task #1
17) MAJOR BATTLE: Put Major Battle symbol on Dunkirk
7. Operation Sea Lion was Hitlerʼs plan to invade what nation?
18) MAJOR BATTLE: Battle of Britain:Put Major Battle symbol on London
8. What If Question: These questions ask ʻwhat ifʼ about different outcomes during battles/events of
WWII. You will be asked a question and then asked to use your imagination. You will explain within
the confines of reality and history what could have/would have happened had events not played out
like they did. In other words: You are rewriting history.
What if... Hitler had won the battle of Britain? (What would he do next? What would that mean for
the allies? etc. etc Use your understanding of the historical events to explain)
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WWII EUROPE: MAP TASK #3
NAME ___________________________ DATE ______________
Directions: Complete the following questions while studying the outbreak of WWII.
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Complete the map tasks on the Map
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Map Tasks are in bold and underlined
1. Why did Hitler want control in the Balkans?
2. What Balkan countries allied, under pressure, with the Axis Powers?
19) With COLOR PENCIL:Shade these countries with the same color used to
shade Germany.
3. What Balkan countries (which had pro-British governments) resisted?
20) With BLACK PEN: Draw Arrow from Germany to these countries.
21) With COLOR PENCIL:Shade these countries with the same color used to
shade Germany.
22) With BLACK PEN: Write #9 & #10 within the countries borders.
4. What was the name for Hitlerʼs Plan to invade the Soviet Union (June 1941)?
5. By September 8, 1941 what Soviet city was surrounded?
23) With COLOR PENCIL: In Germanyʼs color shade Soviet Union up to this city.
24) MAJOR BATTLE: Put Major Battle symbol on city.
6. October 2, 1941 the Naziʼs shifted their attack to what Soviet City?
25) With COLOR PENCIL: In Germanyʼs color shade Soviet Union up to this city
26) MAJOR BATTLE: Put Major Battle symbol on city.
27) On bottom of map Label: WWII Europe 1939 - 1941
ANALYZE THE FOLLOWING CARTOON. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS
Cartoon Analysis
Directions: Study cartoon below and answer
questions that follow.
1. Who is A.
2. Who is B.
3. What is C.
4. What is happening in this Cartoon?
5. What events in 1941 is this cartoon commenting on?
6. In the early stages of the war how was the United States Involved?