Map Of Europe 1948

Have students compare and contrast three maps of europe from different times.

Map of europe 1948. Then as the allied armies raced north to deal with this threat the main german offensive smashed through the lightly defended hills of southern belgium. At the same time the continent was becoming ideologically divided between the conservative order which was rigidly maintaining the borders and regimes set up in 1815 and the. This map is set in the kalterkrieg universe. On the map place an n on those countries which joined the north atlantic treaty organization nato and a w on those countries which joined the soviet sponsored warsaw pact.

By 1948 europe had become divided by the so called iron curtain draw the iron curtain on the map. However the western allies were able to save berlin from being starved into surrender by providing to all the city s needs through airlifts. And the european union 2011 or project the maps on the board. Kalterkrieg begins in 1948 following the end of an alternate world war ii in which the reactionary powers of the entente and reichspakt have crushed the syndicalist powers of the 3rd internationale while russia had sued for peace setting.

While the allies were still dealing with the fall of denmark and norway germany struck west. In response the soviets cut off land and water access to berlin from the west. The out maneuvered british and french forces had been split in two. Using a different color ask students to highlight the political borders that have changed significantly over time.

Ask students to work independently to highlight borders that have stayed fairly consistent over time. By 1848 europe was already experiencing considerable social tension in good part due to the rise of industrialization but also because of the european potato famine both of which led to a migration of the poor to the cities. Which is an upcoming hearts of iron iv mod set in and expanding the same universe as the popular kaiserreich mod. Historical map of europe the mediterranean 25 may 1940 blitzkrieg in the west.

Historical map of europe the mediterranean 24 february 1848 year of revolution begins. The success of the french and italian revolutions helped inspire uprisings across the german confederation with nationalists calling for a united german empire. Compare this map with the last pre war map 1939 and examine the western boundaries of the soviet. In 1948 in response to the berlin blockade and the us response two new international organizations appeared.

With metternich gone revolution spread through the austrian empire with hungary. The attack began with a german invasion of the netherlands and northern belgium. In mid march vienna went into revolt forcing the elderly chancellor metternich a pillar of the conservative order in europe since 1815 to resign and flee the city. Updated map of europe taking inspiration of this 1936 map of europe.

If you have the map transparencies overlay them to show how borders. Historical map of europe the mediterranean 1 august 1948 berlin airlift. Historical map of europe the mediterranean 21 march 1848 march revolutions. Also if anyone is wondering why romania is spelled rumania it s because at this point in time 1948 rumania was the dominant spelling of the nation in english.

Distribute three maps to each student.