name: date: look at the map “world war ii: europe and
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Bodies of Water Atlantic Ocean North Sea Mediterranean Sea Black Sea Adriatic Sea
Countries
Great Britain Germany Poland France Egypt Syria
Iraq Saudi Arabia Italy Turkey Soviet Union Czechoslovakia
Austria Portugal Spain Switzerland Norway Sweden
Finland Denmark Hungary Morocco Algeria Tunisia
Major Battles Anzio Tobruk El Alamein Stalingrad
Look at the map “World War II: Europe and Africa, 1942-1944” on page 778. On the map label the following bodies of water, countries, and major bat-tles. Then color the map to distinguish the regions identified in the key. You will have the add a symbol for a major battle.
Lastly, complete the compass rose that was started on the map.
Answer the following questions by using the map you just completed.
1. Which two major Allied nations appear on the map? Which is missing? ______________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Which of the countries you labeled remained neutral in 1942? ________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. How would you describe the Axis’s situation in Europe at the time represented by the map?_______________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Approximately at what degrees (latitude and longitude) was the battle of Anzio? ___________________________________________________________________________ 5. Approximately how far was Great Britain from Casablanca? Approximately how far was Tunisia from the tip of Italy? __________________________________ 6. Who had an advantage getting from Europe to North Africa?___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. Think about US participation in the war in Europe/ How might the Axis have benefited by gaining control of Great Britain by 1942?_________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. By June 1943, the Allies had regained control of North Africa. What was the advantage of controlling this region?________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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