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Revision as of 20:00, 5 June 2022

Preparation for the state of Virginian SOL ("Standards of Learning") History test: 20th century wars

Content: WWI, WWII, Cold War, Korean War & Vietnam War

Purpose: to associate time, place and events via maps

World maps[edit | edit source]

Five Continents

World War I[edit | edit source]

WWI Timeline Maps
Alliances in Europe at onset of WWI
Alliances in Europe 1914: "Triple Alliance" (Austria-Hungary, Germany & Italy) and "Triple Entente" (Britain/UK, France & Russia). The United States would join the Triple Entente in 1917.
 BIG IDEAS:
  • "alliances" between European nations
  • starting with Austria's war with Russia
    • Austria + Germany
    • Russia + France + Britain

World War II[edit | edit source]

Origins of WWII

European Theatre

Timeline Maps & Notes
European theatre WWII timeline maps
European theatre of World War II animation map, 1939–1945 – Red: Western Allies and the Soviet Union after 1941; Green: Soviet Union before 1941; Blue: Axis powers
 World War II in Europe
  • this map shows the German (Nazi) invasions and occupations of Europe and North Africa

German invasions:

  • 1939: invades Poland
  • 1940: invades Belgium & France
  • 1941: areal attack on Britain
  • 1942: invades Russia (Soviet Union)
  • 1942: invades North Africa
German invasions 1941-1942, marking their greatest extents
European Theatre key concept images

Asian Theatre[edit | edit source]

Timeline Maps & Notes
Map showing the greatest extent of Japanese territorial control (solid line), with the dotted line indicating areas contested between the US and Japan.
Midway "atoll" (small island) which was an important U.S. airbase in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The failed Japanese attack on Midway in June 1942 is considered a "turning point" in the War.
The USS Enterprise aircraft carrier preparing to launch American dive-bombers to attack Japanese war vessels. Aircraft carriers were an essential weapon for both Japan and the United States.
Two atomic bombs were dropped on Japan. The first was dropped on Hirioshima. This photo is of the second bomb dropped on Nagasaki, after which the Japanese surrendered to the Americans.

Cold War[edit | edit source]

Korean War[edit | edit source]

Vietnam War[edit | edit source]

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