world war 2 Crossword Puzzles

World War I 2016-03-14

World War I crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interest.
  2. Information given to show something or someone in a based way
  3. World War 1 military strategy of defending a position by fighting form the protection of deep ditches.
  4. President Woodrow Wilsons plan for organizing post WW1 Europe and for avoiding future wars.
  5. A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
  6. World War 1 alliance led by Austria-Hungary and Germany and later joined by Bulgaria and the Ottoman empire.
  7. Most famous WW1 treaty; between Germany and the allied powers in which Germany accepted full responsibility for the war and agreed to pay reparations; the U.S did not ratify the treaty.
  8. A ship that was sink in World War 1 by German U-boats.
  9. The name given to the line of trenches which stretched from the english channel across the battle fields of France and Belgium during WW1.
Down
  1. U.S bonds sold during WW1 to raise money for loans to the Allies.
  2. Strip of land between the trenches of opposing armies along the western front during WW1.
  3. The heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary.
  4. German Submarines.
  5. A formal agreement between two or more nations or powers to cooperate and come to another's defense.
  6. Teams of troops,ships,or equipment.
  7. The military alliance formed between Russia, Great Britain and France before World War 1.
  8. A union or association between three powers or states.
  9. Patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts.
  10. During WW1 Woodrow Wilson.
  11. A military conflict centered on Europe that began in the summer of 1914. The fighting ended in late 1918.

20 Clues: German Submarines. • During WW1 Woodrow Wilson. • Teams of troops,ships,or equipment. • The heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary. • Patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts. • A union or association between three powers or states. • A ship that was sink in World War 1 by German U-boats. • Information given to show something or someone in a based way • ...

World War 1 2021-09-22

World War 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a strong love for one's country.
  2. World War 1 military strategy of defending a position by fighting from the protection of deep ditches.
  3. government policy that requires citizens to join the army.
  4. where soldiers trained for several months before battling.
  5. a day that Australian and New Zealand celebrates all the lives that sacrificed and died for their country.
  6. the name given to the line of trenches which stretched from the english channel across the battle fields of France and Belgium during WW1.
  7. policy of building up an empire.
  8. slang for Savage and uncivilized Germans.
  9. idea about how nations should work together.
  10. Germans released a deadly gas, also known as poison gas.
  11. country pays for damage caused by war.
  12. law that requires people of a certain age to enlist in the military.
  13. a member of the armed forces lost to service through death, wounds, sickness or capture.
  14. the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary.
Down
  1. strip of land between the trenches of opposing armies along the western front during WW1.
  2. a union or association between three powers or states.
  3. the gathering of resources and preparation for war.
  4. information given to show something or someone in a biased way.
  5. women were able to be a part of the war by helping injured soldiers.
  6. a formal agreement between two or more nations or powers to cooperate and come to another's defense.
  7. the military alliance formed between Russia, Great Britain and France before World War 1.
  8. most famous WW1 treaty.
  9. a military conflict centered on Europe that began in the summer of 1914. The fighting ended in late 1918.
  10. a rapid firing weapon.
  11. these men were considered non-existent during and after the war with no acknowledgement.
  12. leaders of britain, France, the U.S and Italy after WW1.
  13. womens did a great load of voluntary work while men were in the war.
  14. the creator of the 'Gas Mask' poem explaining the feelings and experience on the Western Front.
  15. German Submarines.
  16. an agreement to stop fighting.

30 Clues: German Submarines. • a rapid firing weapon. • most famous WW1 treaty. • an agreement to stop fighting. • a strong love for one's country. • policy of building up an empire. • country pays for damage caused by war. • slang for Savage and uncivilized Germans. • the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary. • idea about how nations should work together. • ...

World War II 2021-02-28

World War II crossword puzzle
Across
  1. March Celebrates _______ History in America
  2. Black Pearl Harbor hero
  3. U.S. General in European Theater; planned DDay
  4. The selective Service Act put this in motion
  5. Car manufactures made these during the war
  6. The day that declared WWII, all theaters, was over.
  7. U.S. fought Japan in the _____ theater
  8. U.S. foreign policy 1920-1941
  9. Women recycled this to make explosives
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  1. Women filled in for men playing this sport
  2. Since 1976, this month recognizes Black history
  3. Nickname for WWII soldiers
  4. FDR referred to US manufacturers as the Aresenal of _____
  5. Iconic WWII poster; feminist symbol
  6. After the war, media stressed women should be _______
  7. Selling of these helped finance the war cost
  8. Pearl Harbor Memorial sits over the USS _____
  9. The Yalta Conference set the stage for the ___
  10. These books were distributed to manage rationing
  11. American artist; first to draw Rosie
  12. Famous for a negative reason
  13. FDR VP; takes over after Roosevelt's death

22 Clues: Black Pearl Harbor hero • Nickname for WWII soldiers • Famous for a negative reason • U.S. foreign policy 1920-1941 • Iconic WWII poster; feminist symbol • American artist; first to draw Rosie • U.S. fought Japan in the _____ theater • Women recycled this to make explosives • Women filled in for men playing this sport • Car manufactures made these during the war • ...

World War 1 2021-05-31

World War 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. president of France during WWI
  2. Town in northeastern France on the Meuse River
  3. assassinates the archduke of Austria
  4. First battle to see the modern tank
  5. River in northern France
  6. top French commander during WWI
  7. the Truce between German and French troops in 1914
  8. Village in northeastern Poland
  9. Part of the triple Entente
  10. Brisith ship that was torpedoed by the Germans
  11. Russian revolutionaries who made peace with Germany
  12. The German plan to outflank French forces
  13. Kind of Germany During WWI
Down
  1. Location of the assassination of the archduke
  2. leader of Great Britain during WWI
  3. British passenger ship that was torpedoed
  4. Germany and Russia sign a treaty to end war
  5. A town in northern France site of signing of armistices
  6. Gas filled airships
  7. were used for gas attacks
  8. Part of the triple Alliance
  9. French palace where people met to sign treaties
  10. French ship that was torpedoed by a German submarine
  11. British King during WW1
  12. US president during WW1
  13. River in northeastern France

26 Clues: Gas filled airships • British King during WW1 • US president during WW1 • River in northern France • were used for gas attacks • Part of the triple Entente • Kind of Germany During WWI • Part of the triple Alliance • River in northeastern France • president of France during WWI • Village in northeastern Poland • top French commander during WWI • leader of Great Britain during WWI • ...

World War 1 2021-06-03

World War 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. murder of a public figure by surprise attack
  2. a movement to unify all Slavic people in one political organization
  3. a geographical area controlled by a distant country
  4. a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force
  5. battle of ww1
  6. military-minded ruler of German empire and kingdom of Prussia
  7. the act of acquiring something by conquest or occupation
  8. projectiles to be fired from a gun
  9. one of the Central Powers in World War I
Down
  1. countries trying to build the best/most leathal weapons
  2. identification with ones own nation and supports for its interests
  3. a state formally cooperating with another for a military or other purpose
  4. a war measure isolating an area of importance to the enemy
  5. a union or association formed for mutual benefit
  6. the glorification of military power
  7. the heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary
  8. someone injured or killed in a military engagement
  9. large but transportable armament
  10. a nonmilitary citizen
  11. relating to or characteristic of soldiers or armed forces.

20 Clues: battle of ww1 • a nonmilitary citizen • large but transportable armament • projectiles to be fired from a gun • the glorification of military power • one of the Central Powers in World War I • murder of a public figure by surprise attack • a union or association formed for mutual benefit • someone injured or killed in a military engagement • ...

World War 1 2021-11-12

World War 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. was signed November 1918 to end WWI
  2. was the first country to use gas against enemy troops in WWI.
  3. The name given to Great Britain, France, and Russia during WW1.
  4. note from German foreign secretary to Mexico
  5. massive arms buildup late in Europe
  6. treaty negotiated with Germany
  7. was a battle that stopped the German advance
  8. were the first to use flamethrowers in WWI
  9. longest battle Feb-Dec 1916
  10. most successful fighter pilot of the war
  11. first use of poison gas
  12. chlorine, Phosgene, and Mustard
  13. became increasingly utilized for bombing
  14. Many advances during WWI and it changed the way war was fought
  15. one of the Triple Alliance(central powers)
  16. British were not prepared for the victory
  17. where they put the soldiers who were killed
  18. joined WWI during the final year and half of fighting
  19. mobilized 12 million troops during WWI, making it the largest army in the war
  20. cut down many soldiers out of trenches and had cooling issues
  21. Russia withdrew from the war due to civil unrest and revolt
Down
  1. countries devoted all of their resources to the war effort
  2. first US Marines in WWI combat - 4 June 1918
  3. biggest slaughters in military history
  4. launched burning fuel
  5. first prototype tank
  6. Russia defended Serbia & Germany supported Austria
  7. designed to break the deadlock of trench warfare
  8. Deep ditches to defend their positions and it stretched 400-500 miles across Western Europe
  9. increased tension over territories and boundaries
  10. Nickname of German submarines during WW1.
  11. intensified rivalries between nations
  12. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
  13. Four empires collapsed after WWI: _______, Austro-Hungarian, German, and Russian
  14. Bertha The nickname of a German cannon that hurled an 1800lb shell a distance of 9 miles. Named after the wife of Gustav Krupp.
  15. there were _____ major battles(hint: number)
  16. Nickname of aerial battles during WW1.
  17. treaties to defend one another in event of war
  18. tanks were initially called
  19. also known as “The Great War”

40 Clues: first prototype tank • launched burning fuel • first use of poison gas • longest battle Feb-Dec 1916 • tanks were initially called • also known as “The Great War” • treaty negotiated with Germany • chlorine, Phosgene, and Mustard • was signed November 1918 to end WWI • massive arms buildup late in Europe • intensified rivalries between nations • ...

World War 1 2021-11-12

World War 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Consist of U.S. Woodrow
  2. Made up of Britain, France, Russia, and USA
  3. Used to combat trenches
  4. Made up of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey
  5. Germany submarines
  6. Wanted land from Austria-Hungry
  7. No progress
  8. Respiratory system
  9. Germans were held up by this country
  10. Massive arms buildup in the late 1800s/early 1900s in Europe
  11. Who defended Serbia?
  12. Was assassinated which started WWI
  13. First aircraft used spying
  14. Who supported Austria?
  15. Means "beautiful water"
  16. They shoot rapidly fast
  17. Troops dont like planes
  18. What was the first chemical warfare that was introduced during WWI
  19. Protection from poisonous gas
  20. Intensified rivalries between nations
Down
  1. Treaty negotiated with Germany
  2. A knife, dagger,sword,or spike-shaped weapon
  3. Most Americans favored this
  4. Creates "No Man's Land"
  5. In Africa increased tension over territories and boundaries
  6. Attacked across river Somme by British
  7. Used for reconnaissance/spotting
  8. First full-scale offensive with the tank
  9. Deep ditches to defend their positions
  10. Who declared war on Serbia on July 28?
  11. Treaties to defend on another in event of war "balance of power"
  12. Gas that blistered lungs inside and out
  13. "Red Baron"
  14. Became increasingly utilized for bombing, dog fights, and strafing runs
  15. Note from German foreign secretary to Mexico
  16. Were introduced during WWI at the Battle of Somme
  17. France Georges Clemenceau, Britain David Lloyd George,and Italy Vittorio Orlando

37 Clues: No progress • "Red Baron" • Germany submarines • Respiratory system • Who defended Serbia? • Who supported Austria? • Consist of U.S. Woodrow • Creates "No Man's Land" • Used to combat trenches • Means "beautiful water" • They shoot rapidly fast • Troops dont like planes • First aircraft used spying • Most Americans favored this • Protection from poisonous gas • Treaty negotiated with Germany • ...

World War 1 2021-11-12

World War 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what did germans use to flee?
  2. what was the most important weapon?
  3. what did Woodrow Wilson
  4. another world for blembs
  5. self preservation
  6. took over french and British colonies in Africa
  7. what made killing easier?
  8. where you could not go during trench warfare
  9. who joined the war late?
  10. a note from german foreign secretary to Mexico
  11. massive arms buildup late 1900's in Europe
  12. what did uncle sam do?
  13. what killed 1,198 including 28 Americans
  14. in Africa increased tension over territories and boundaries
  15. the assassinations of who was 1 of the causes of WW1
  16. treaties to defend one another in event of war
  17. what was fighting in the trenches called
Down
  1. won and ended the war
  2. why did people have to wear gas masks
  3. when did dog fights occur?
  4. who wanted control of the Dardanelle and Bosporus straits?
  5. intensified rivalries between nations
  6. used to combat trenches
  7. what were wet, cold and try
  8. what was slow and had to maneuver?
  9. what was used for spotting ?
  10. they were used in trenches and on airplanes
  11. who withdrew from the war?
  12. who attacked to frighten the french?
  13. what did uncle sam do

30 Clues: self preservation • won and ended the war • what did uncle sam do • what did uncle sam do? • what did Woodrow Wilson • used to combat trenches • another world for blembs • who joined the war late? • what made killing easier? • when did dog fights occur? • who withdrew from the war? • what were wet, cold and try • what was used for spotting ? • what did germans use to flee? • ...

WORLD WAR 1 2022-01-03

WORLD WAR 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Arch duke of Austria Hungary was assasinated by Gavrilo Princip
  2. the process by which a country determines its own statehood and forms its own allegiances and government.
  3. identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations.
  4. wilsons plan for world peace
  5. war damages
  6. an international organization that would settle and discuss disagreements without war
  7. was a british ship carrying over 100 Americans that was sunk by German U-Boats and in which most people died
  8. germany, austria-hungary, italy
  9. one of the largest during ww1
  10. a system of fighting where armies fought for yards of ground
  11. american troops
Down
  1. was president and hated the war
  2. Russian founder of the Bolsheviks and leader of the Russian Revolution and first head of the USSR (1870-1924). He founded the communist group that overthrew the monarchy in Russia.
  3. created nine new nations and gave some of these nations to the Allies to govern some places until they could govern themselves, kept Germany from creating an army, and made Germany return land to france and pay war damages of $33 billion
  4. france, britain,russia
  5. not taking a side
  6. the policy in which stronger nations extend their economic, political, or military control over weaker territories
  7. the stalemate was when there was no movement / gain of land during trench warfare
  8. The first lord of the British admiralty
  9. biased communication designed to influence people's thoughts and actions

20 Clues: war damages • american troops • not taking a side • france, britain,russia • wilsons plan for world peace • one of the largest during ww1 • was president and hated the war • germany, austria-hungary, italy • The first lord of the British admiralty • a system of fighting where armies fought for yards of ground • The Arch duke of Austria Hungary was assasinated by Gavrilo Princip • ...

World War 1 2022-01-04

World War 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. His murder was one of the causes of WWI
  2. Began mass production of his automobiles
  3. sunk by a German submarine
  4. the belief or desire of a government
  5. a type of land warfare using occupied fighting lines
  6. 28th president
  7. brought end of ww1
Down
  1. Man who flew his plane from New York to Paris without stopping
  2. serious condition that results from your feet being wet for too long
  3. A national policy of avoiding involvement in world affairs
  4. fought from September 6-9, 1914
  5. Serbian nationalist
  6. A telegram Germany Sent to Mexico to convince Mexico to attack the U.S
  7. alliance of Germany and Austria Hungary and other nations allied with them in opposing the Allies
  8. German and French troops suffered in this battle
  9. A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country
  10. a term used during the First and Second World Wars to describe the contested armed frontier between lands
  11. A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force
  12. the exchange of goods or services for something of value
  13. agreements between nations to aid and protect one another

20 Clues: 28th president • brought end of ww1 • Serbian nationalist • sunk by a German submarine • fought from September 6-9, 1914 • the belief or desire of a government • His murder was one of the causes of WWI • Began mass production of his automobiles • German and French troops suffered in this battle • a type of land warfare using occupied fighting lines • ...

World War I 2022-01-03

World War I crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Death started WWI
  2. Development of armed forces
  3. Alliance between France, Britain, and Russia.
  4. Form of warfare where trenches are dug
  5. fields of barren land between trenches
  6. Wilson's plan for world peace
  7. Germany must accept responsibility for war
  8. a list of men between the ages of 18 and 21 eligible for draft.
  9. Nickname given to american infantry during WWI.
  10. Devotion to the culture of ones country
  11. communication with the purpose of pushing an agenda.
  12. wanted to "make germany pay"
Down
  1. claimed the right to refuse military service.
  2. Worldwide organization made to maintain peace.
  3. created to coordinate the buying and selling of war supplies for the U.S.
  4. Spreading a countries force through military force.
  5. prohibited any disloyal speech about the U.S government
  6. British ocean liner sunk by a German U-Boat
  7. WWI hero
  8. served as protection to passenger ships during WWI.

20 Clues: WWI hero • Death started WWI • Development of armed forces • wanted to "make germany pay" • Wilson's plan for world peace • Form of warfare where trenches are dug • fields of barren land between trenches • Devotion to the culture of ones country • Germany must accept responsibility for war • British ocean liner sunk by a German U-Boat • ...

World War l 2022-03-04

World War l crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the state or position of being in charge
  2. invaded france
  3. an inhabitant of a particular town or city
  4. being free of outside control
  5. elected head of republic
  6. a cause of death
  7. this country joined the war in december of 1941
  8. many countries _______ together
  9. a smaller number or part
  10. soldiers or armed forces
  11. a person exercising government or dominion
  12. a person who uses unlawthol violence and intimidation
  13. compulsory recruitment for military service
  14. a fight between large organized armed forces
  15. america is run by a _________
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  1. not evenly distributing
  2. entered World War I on 4 August 1914
  3. the ability to direct or influence the behaviour of others
  4. the policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war
  5. not supporting either side
  6. a weapon incorporating a metal tube from which bullets, shells, or other missiles are propelled by explosive force, typically making a characteristic loud, sharp noise.
  7. a person that believes that the people as a whole rather than private individuals should own all property and share the profits from all businesses
  8. people that refuse to fight in the war
  9. unable to read or write
  10. a state of conflict between different nations
  11. russian pride in prestige
  12. was one of the two main coalitions that fought in world war l
  13. the policy of extending a country's power and influence threw diplomacy or military force
  14. was invaded by germany
  15. pride in one's nation

30 Clues: invaded france • a cause of death • pride in one's nation • was invaded by germany • not evenly distributing • unable to read or write • elected head of republic • a smaller number or part • soldiers or armed forces • russian pride in prestige • not supporting either side • being free of outside control • america is run by a _________ • many countries _______ together • ...

World War I 2022-03-25

World War I crossword puzzle
Across
  1. (v.) to make international; to place under combined control or protection of many nations
  2. (n.) moments in the history of the Universe when specific ingredients under the right "Goldilocks Conditions" come together to create something new and more complex
  3. (n.) the body of beliefs, symbols, and political and social aims that characterizes a particular group or institution
  4. (n.) a troop of infantry consisting of at least two battalions
  5. (n.) one who opposes extreme political or social ideas, positions, or actions
  6. (v.) to assemble and prepare (troops or the like) for active military duty or service to a country
  7. (n.) the internal, usually forcible, overthrow of a political system or legitimate government
  8. (v.) to examine and control the content of
  9. (n. pl.) additions of personnel or or material to a military force
  10. (n.) concern for or devotion to one's own nation, especially desire for national progress, defense, or independence
  11. (n.) a period of reduced or declining economic activity
  12. (v.) to murder for pay for ideological reasons
  13. and effect (n.) of, pertaining to, or arising from a connection between two events in which one causes the other to happen
  14. (n.) the condition of being deprived of false beliefs or hope; realizing something is not as one thought it was
  15. (n.) a purposeful course of harassing, punishing, or exterminating others, esp. because of their race or religious, moral, or political beliefs
  16. Revolution (P n.) the transition to new manufacturing processes in Europe and the United States, in the period between 1760 and 1840
  17. (n.) the theory of a classless social system in which all property and means of production are owned in common; socialist theory deriving from the works of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
  18. (n.) someone or something that engages in combat
  19. (n.) one who uses armed force to rebel against one's own government
  20. (n.) the power of self-government, with independence from outside control
  21. (adj) unable to be avoided, evaded, or escaped; certain; fated
  22. Depression (P n.) a the decade of the 1930's in the United States and other countries, characterized by the extreme economic hardship; the Depression
  23. (n.) a usually long trip undertaken for religious purposes, such as to visit a holy place
  24. (n.) a sudden, violent change
  25. (v.) to place a government injunction or other legal restriction on trade or the shipment of goods
  26. (n. pl.) a member of the armed forces removed from active duty as a result of being killed, wounded, captured, or missing in action
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  1. (n.) compulsory enrollment in military service
  2. (n.) an autonomous self-governing religious community, each organized under its own laws and headed by a religious leader, who was responsible to the central government for the fulfillment of millet responsibilities and duties, particularly those of paying taxes and maintaining internal security
  3. (n.) a period of time marked by a particular cultural characteristics or by important events such as wars or advances in technology; a period of time beginning with an important event
  4. (n.) open rebellion of subordinates against their established leaders, especially of military personnel against their superior officers
  5. (n.) the analysis and deciphering of cryptographic writings or systems
  6. (n.) the quality or state of being continuous; an unbroken or uninterrupted series
  7. (v.) to limit the use or supply of
  8. (adj.) having no precedent; never before observed or experienced
  9. (n.) in India, a native soldier who served in the British army
  10. (P n.) a member of the majority faction of the party that seized power in 1917 and formed the Communist party in the Soviet Union; a member of the Soviet, or any, Communist party
  11. Empire (P n.) an empire of the Turks that existed from about 1300 to 1918 and that at times included much of the lan bordering on the Mediterranean
  12. (n.) the policy of encroaching on other territories or countries for political or economic advantage
  13. (n.) a person who is strongly or actively devoted to some cause, idea, group, or person
  14. (n.) the act of striking back or taking revenge
  15. (n.) the act of assembling, organizing, or adapting (industries, supplies, facilities, or the like) for immediate use or service in times of war or states of emergency; the act of assembling and preparing (troops or the like) for active military duty or service to a country
  16. war (n.) global war in which all warring nations' mobilize for the war effort including soldier and civilian populations, who are both participants and targets; usually defined as meeting four criteria: mobilization, blurring of lines between citizen and civilian, total control of society, and rejection of a compromise peace
  17. (n.) the practice or skill of conducting negotiations between nations or governments
  18. (n.) the policy of extending the rule or authority of one nation over others by territorial acquisition or through economic or political dominance
  19. a formal pact or agreement between or among nations
  20. (n.) combined form of dependence
  21. (n.) an economic system in which the means of production and distribution are privately owned and prices are chiefly determined by open competition in a free market
  22. (n.) the title of male Russian rulers before 1917
  23. (v.) to put a stop to; subdue; to restrain or prevent the expression of (fellings, utterances, or the like)
  24. (n.) the intentional attempt to exterminate all members of a certain race, nationality, or ethnic group
  25. (n.) the idea that the consumption of goods is beneficial to society or its economy
  26. (n.) to take away false beliefs or hopes; remove illusions of
  27. (n.) a final statement of demands, esp. when issued with a threat of action if rejected, as in a diplomatic discussion
  28. (n.) information or opinions that are made public to promote or attack a movement, cause, or person
  29. (adj.) of or related to a large group of people who share a distinctive culture, language, or religion, or who are of the same race or national heritage

55 Clues: (n.) a sudden, violent change • (n.) combined form of dependence • (v.) to limit the use or supply of • (v.) to examine and control the content of • (n.) compulsory enrollment in military service • (v.) to murder for pay for ideological reasons • (n.) the act of striking back or taking revenge • (n.) someone or something that engages in combat • ...

World War II 2022-05-12

World War II crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the confidence, enthusiasm, and discipline of a person
  2. a former Japanese marshal admiral
  3. is a way to win a battle without losing soldiers
  4. to borrow money to finance its military during the war
  5. a type of bomb that's thrown by hand
  6. the 33rd president of the united states
  7. an explosive weapon that is stored underground
  8. a submarine weapon that shoots up to 24 bombs
  9. the day Normandy was invaded
  10. was the Soviet Union leader in 1922
  11. combat on the ground
  12. is a famous city in Japan
  13. was the president of the Philipines in 1935
Down
  1. a Japanese Special Attack Unit
  2. the smartest agency in the United States
  3. was one of five other beaches to be invaded
  4. is a dictator that rules everything and every person
  5. is another word that means to give up
  6. was the most significant sea invasion during WWII
  7. when every person gets the same amount of something
  8. a group of warships
  9. a new wave of soldiers that go to war
  10. a dug up hole like the trenches
  11. a territory of the United States
  12. when the enemy gets attacked by submarines, aircraft, etc.

25 Clues: a group of warships • combat on the ground • is a famous city in Japan • the day Normandy was invaded • a Japanese Special Attack Unit • a dug up hole like the trenches • a territory of the United States • a former Japanese marshal admiral • was the Soviet Union leader in 1922 • a type of bomb that's thrown by hand • is another word that means to give up • ...

World War II 2022-05-12

World War II crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Only president to be elected for three terms.
  2. Victory ___ were planted to help stop a shortage of food
  3. A very well-known concentration camp
  4. June 6, 1944, a fleet of Allied ships invaded France
  5. ____ Camps were where Hitler kept the people he intended to kill
  6. ____ Einstein helped create the atomic bomb along with other United States scientist
  7. An alliance between Great Britain, France, Soviet Union,the United States, and China.
  8. The Nuremberg ____ were held to prosecute people who helped Hitler of War Crimes
  9. The people mostly attacked by Hitler
  10. German Soldiers known for killing Jews and Saluting Hitler
Down
  1. The Japanese attack on United States Naval base in Pearl ___.
  2. ____ Airmen were African American fighter pilots that trained in Tuskegee, Alabama
  3. Battle of ____ where the United States Navy won a stunning victory
  4. The country most known for the Holocaust and the Nazis
  5. A dictator that killed Jews because he didn't like them
  6. ____ Bombs were used at the end of World War II to end the war
  7. One of the last countries to join the War.
  8. An alliance between Germany, Japan, Italy.
  9. ___ camps that were another type of concentration camps. Known for systematically killing people
  10. Battle of the ___ is where Germany stated a counter attack on the Allied soldiers
  11. A form of combat used during World War II.

21 Clues: A very well-known concentration camp • The people mostly attacked by Hitler • One of the last countries to join the War. • An alliance between Germany, Japan, Italy. • A form of combat used during World War II. • Only president to be elected for three terms. • June 6, 1944, a fleet of Allied ships invaded France • The country most known for the Holocaust and the Nazis • ...

World War I 2022-05-17

World War I crossword puzzle
Across
  1. friends
  2. Document signed at the end of the war
  3. conflict that in 1914–18 embroiled most of the nations of Europe
  4. a union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations.
  5. identification with one's own nation and support for its interest
  6. transcontinental country spanning Western Europe and overseas
  7. Heir to the imperial throne of the Austro-Hungarian empire
  8. made up of France, Britain, and Russia
Down
  1. the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests.
  2. An agreement or settle
  3. To kill
  4. to take over
  5. a federal presidential-constitutional republic with three separate branches of government, including a bicameral legislature.
  6. A unitary parliamentary republic
  7. transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe
  8. the fact of having committed a specified or implied offense or crime.
  9. England, Scotland and Wales in combination, but not Northern Ireland
  10. state of armed conflict between different nations
  11. To Finish
  12. Country in East Asia

20 Clues: To kill • friends • To Finish • to take over • Country in East Asia • An agreement or settle • A unitary parliamentary republic • Document signed at the end of the war • made up of France, Britain, and Russia • transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe • state of armed conflict between different nations • Heir to the imperial throne of the Austro-Hungarian empire • ...

World War ll 2022-06-09

World War ll crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The stage infantry troops create a smokescreen to hide the forces gathering for a breakthrough.
  2. German for "lightning war," a military tactic that combined swift, massive, and highly coordinated attacks by planes, tanks, and infantry to overwhelm and quickly conquer an enemy.
  3. Making concessions to an aggressor in order to avoid conflict.
  4. Soon to be Britain’s next prime minister.
  5. The stage German attackers identify a weak spot in the enemy's defensive line.
  6. A settlement reached in September 1938 in which Britain and France agreed to let Germany annex part of Czechoslovakia.
  7. the stage tanks break through the weak spot, spreading panic among troops and civilians.
  8. A belief in increasing a nation's military strength as the way to become or remain powerful the glorification of military virtues and ideals.
  9. A government order involving trade with another nation that forbids the buying or selling of something.
Down
  1. A measure, often involving suspension of diplomatic or economic relations, taken by a nation or group of nations against another nation to pressure it to change its behavior.
  2. The name given to Italy and Germany, and later also to Japan and other German allies, during World War II
  3. The practice of making unprovoked attacks or other military encroachments on the territory of another country.
  4. Believed his compromise with the Germans at the Munich conference had secured peace for Europe.
  5. The nations pledge to respect Chinas territory and independence.
  6. The stage planes bomb military and civilian targets behind the lines. Paratroopers disrupt communications and slow the movement of enemy reinforcements.
  7. A policy of limiting a nation's international relations so that it can exist in peace and harmony by itself in the world.
  8. Leader of Nazis.
  9. The stage motorized divisions move through the opening and circle back to surround the enemy forces from behind.
  10. The stage infantry troops arrive to take care of any remaining areas of resistance.
  11. Army led by Hitler.

20 Clues: Leader of Nazis. • Army led by Hitler. • Soon to be Britain’s next prime minister. • Making concessions to an aggressor in order to avoid conflict. • The nations pledge to respect Chinas territory and independence. • The stage German attackers identify a weak spot in the enemy's defensive line. • ...

World War ll 2022-06-09

World War ll crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Making concessions to an aggressor in order to avoid conflict.
  2. The practice of making unprovoked attacks or other military encroachments on the territory of another country.
  3. A government order involving trade with another nation that forbids the buying or selling of something.
  4. A measure, often involving suspension of diplomatic or economic relations, taken by a nation or group of nations against another nation to pressure it to change its behavior.
  5. A settlement reached in September 1938 in which Britain and France agreed to let Germany annex part of Czechoslovakia.
  6. The nations pledge to respect Chinas territory and independence.
  7. The stage infantry troops arrive to take care of any remaining areas of resistance.
  8. The stage motorized divisions move through the opening and circle back to surround the enemy forces from behind.
  9. A policy of limiting a nation's international relations so that it can exist in peace and harmony by itself in the world.
  10. The stage planes bomb military and civilian targets behind the lines. Paratroopers disrupt communications and slow the movement of enemy reinforcements.
  11. The name given to Italy and Germany, and later also to Japan and other German allies, during World War II
  12. the stage tanks break through the weak spot, spreading panic among troops and civilians.
Down
  1. The stage infantry troops create a smokescreen to hide the forces gathering for a breakthrough.
  2. Soon to be Britain’s next prime minister.
  3. A belief in increasing a nation's military strength as the way to become or remain powerful the glorification of military virtues and ideals.
  4. Army led by Hitler.
  5. German for "lightning war," a military tactic that combined swift, massive, and highly coordinated attacks by planes, tanks, and infantry to overwhelm and quickly conquer an enemy.
  6. The stage German attackers identify a weak spot in the enemy's defensive line.
  7. Believed his compromise with the Germans at the Munich conference had secured peace for Europe.
  8. Leader of Nazis.

20 Clues: Leader of Nazis. • Army led by Hitler. • Soon to be Britain’s next prime minister. • Making concessions to an aggressor in order to avoid conflict. • The nations pledge to respect Chinas territory and independence. • The stage German attackers identify a weak spot in the enemy's defensive line. • ...

World War II 2022-05-08

World War II crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Who was the dictator of Japan?
  2. This battle was in July-September 1940.
  3. The _________ included Japan,Germany,Italy, etc.
  4. What caused the U.S. the enter WWII?
  5. Who won Operation Barbarossa?
  6. Who was the leader of the USSR?
  7. Where was the first atomic bomb dropped?
  8. The largest sea invasion?
Down
  1. What was Great britains air fore called?
  2. What started WWII?
  3. The ___________ included the U.S., France, Britain, etc.
  4. What was the Germans air force called?
  5. Who was the leader of Great Britain during WWII?
  6. Who was the president of the U.S. during WWII?
  7. This is where D-day was.
  8. Who decided to drop the first atomic bomb?
  9. This was a massive aerial battle in Germany.
  10. This caused many Jews and innocent people to die and was also led by Adolf Hitler.
  11. Who won the battle of Leyte?
  12. What was the turning point of WWII?

20 Clues: What started WWII? • This is where D-day was. • The largest sea invasion? • Who won the battle of Leyte? • Who won Operation Barbarossa? • Who was the dictator of Japan? • Who was the leader of the USSR? • What was the turning point of WWII? • What caused the U.S. the enter WWII? • What was the Germans air force called? • This battle was in July-September 1940. • ...

World War I 2022-01-12

World War I crossword puzzle
Across
  1. fired hundreds of rounds per minute
  2. extreme form of patriotism
  3. telegram from Germany to Mexico
  4. alliance of Germany and Austria Hungary
  5. armored fighting vehicles
  6. group of countries to maintain peace
  7. union formed for mutual benefit
  8. Germany's plan to defeat France
  9. underground group in Serbia
Down
  1. treaty that ended WWI
  2. area between two trenches
  3. coming out of your trench to attack
  4. one country taking control of another
  5. british passenger ship sunk by Germany
  6. alliance of France, Russia, United Kingdom
  7. type of warfare used in WWI
  8. glorification of armed strength
  9. silent killer in the trenches
  10. long range version of canons
  11. archduke of Austria Hungary

20 Clues: treaty that ended WWI • area between two trenches • armored fighting vehicles • extreme form of patriotism • type of warfare used in WWI • archduke of Austria Hungary • underground group in Serbia • long range version of canons • silent killer in the trenches • telegram from Germany to Mexico • glorification of armed strength • union formed for mutual benefit • ...

World War 1 2022-11-18

World War 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. where British and French stopped the German advance
  2. surrendered to the Central Powers
  3. Treaty of
  4. sinking of the passenger ship in 1915
  5. agreement made by opposing sides in a war
  6. Black day of the German Army
  7. poison gas used on Western Front
  8. forced the Russians to abandon Polish territories
  9. Unsuccessful attempt to avoid conflict through diplomacy
  10. reorganized as the Republic of Turkey
  11. Britain, France and Russia
  12. asserted Canada's independence
  13. seized power in 1917
  14. intercepted and decoded by British intelligence
  15. fled to exile in the Netherlands
  16. Heir to the imperial throne
  17. Face of the first world war
  18. US president attempted to intervene as peacemaker
  19. offered his resignation to the Kaiser
  20. poison gas used in the war
  21. specially trained units
  22. important for the expansion of the Ottoman Empire
  23. air ships used by Germany to bomb Britain
  24. a salute to those who perished in the Great War
Down
  1. trenches stretching from the English Channel to Switzerland
  2. belief that war is good for nations
  3. German submarines
  4. one of the main causes of WW1
  5. led Australia into World War 1
  6. Godfrey Herbert captain of British Qship
  7. First battle of the war
  8. Led the Belgian army
  9. made a peace proposal
  10. New Germany
  11. Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy
  12. men of a certain age had to join the military
  13. where the Battle of Passchendaele took place
  14. Germany, Austria and Turkey
  15. major supplier of war materials to Allies
  16. written by Vladimir Lenin
  17. the area between opposing armies and trench lines

41 Clues: Treaty of • New Germany • German submarines • Led the Belgian army • seized power in 1917 • made a peace proposal • First battle of the war • specially trained units • written by Vladimir Lenin • Britain, France and Russia • poison gas used in the war • Heir to the imperial throne • Germany, Austria and Turkey • Face of the first world war • Black day of the German Army • ...

World War 1 2022-11-29

World War 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. French palace where the leaders of the victorious Allied Powers met in 1919 to sign the peace treaties.
  2. Italian represenative at the peace treaty that ended WW1.
  3. Nickname of a German cannon that hurled an 1800lb shell a distance of 9 miles. Named after the wife of Gustav Krupp.
  4. French General Commandeer in cheif of the Allied armies during World War 1.
  5. Nickname of aerial battles during WW1.
  6. Germany"s foreign secretary who attempted to persuade Mexico to join the war on the German side in exchange for Germany's help to get back Mexico's lost land in Texas and Arizona.
  7. River in northeastern France, scene of a decisive battle where the French army stopped the German advance to ward Paris on September 12, 1914.
  8. African American soldier who was awarded the Croix de Guerre, a high military honor from the French Government.
  9. Name given to the battle lines between Russia and Germany during WW1.
  10. russian revolutionaries who took control of the government in November 1917 and pledged to make peace with Germany.
  11. Location of the assassination of the archduke of Austria on June 28th, 1914.
  12. the name given to Great Britian, France, and Russia during WW1.
  13. Nickname of German submarines during WW1.
  14. a town in northern France site of signing of armistices between the Allies and Germany in 1918.
  15. Name given to Germany and Austria-Hungary during WW1 because of their geographic location in the heart of europe
  16. gas filled airships developed by Germany to drop bombs
Down
  1. US naval leader during WW1 who devised the convoy system to protect merchant ships crossing the Atlantic.
  2. Village in northeastern Poland, scene of a major Russian defeat by German forces in August 1914.
  3. of the French army during WW1, called "papa".
  4. Commander in chief of the german army during WW1.
  5. Archduke of Austria whose assassination on June 28th, 1914 led to the outbreak of WW1.
  6. Town in northeastern France on the Meuse River, scene of several battles during WW1.
  7. Name given to the battle lines between France and Germany during WW1.
  8. British King during WW1.
  9. french representative at the peace treaty that ended WW1.
  10. nickname of a US infantryman during WW1.
  11. British representative at the peace treaty that ended WW1.
  12. a series of proposals drawn up by US President Wilson that outlined his goals for a just and lasting "to make the world a safe democracy."
  13. Serbian nationalist who assassinates the archduke and archduchess of Austria on June 28th, 1914.
  14. Russian ruler during WW1, excuted by revolutionaries in 1917.
  15. commander of the US army during WW1, called Black Jack.
  16. French passenger ship that was torpedoed by a German submarine in March 1916.
  17. Grim nickname given to the area between the trenches that were dug during World War 1.
  18. Emperor of Austria during WW1.
  19. river in northern France, scene of several battles during WW1.
  20. Popular American song during WW1.
  21. Brisith passenger ship that was torpedoed by a German submarine on May 7th, 1915. Killing 1200 passengers, including 139 Americans.
  22. site where a treaty was signed between Germany and Russia in March 1918, which ended the war between the two countries.
  23. an international organization established after WW1 for the preservation of world peace.
  24. Wilhelm emperor of Germany during WW1 who, after his nations defeat abdicated and fled to exile in the Netherlands

40 Clues: British King during WW1. • Emperor of Austria during WW1. • Popular American song during WW1. • Nickname of aerial battles during WW1. • nickname of a US infantryman during WW1. • Nickname of German submarines during WW1. • of the French army during WW1, called "papa". • Commander in chief of the german army during WW1. • ...

world war 1 2022-11-29

world war 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Government that has total, complete control over all aspects of life Methodsofcontrol: Police terror inluding spying, intimidation, and brutality
  2. Massive arms buildup late 1800'a early 1900s in Europe.
  3. Archduke franz frediand of the Austro- Hungarian empire assassinated by serb, in sarajevo june 28, 1914
  4. east: persia becomes iran after nationalist revolt
  5. Kemal modeled country after U.S and britain, including changed in clothes changes in clothing law, women's rights
  6. Cut down many soldiers out of trenches
  7. treaties to depend one another in event of war
  8. gas blistered inside and out.
  9. counties devoted all of their resoures to the war effort o-
  10. secret police: tapped phones lines
  11. war: western front ( france )
  12. strip Germany of war making power
  13. economy: all decisions made by the government
  14. intensified rivalries between nations
Down
  1. Lancuhed burning fuel
  2. torpedoed many ships, including lusitanis, which angered U.S.
  3. control of all media, false information Religiouspersecution: religion essentially eliminated
  4. Empire: began to weaken post WWI, indian nationalism grew
  5. warfare They stretched 400-500 miles across western Europe.
  6. They had attacked Allied shipping across the Atlantic, a major cause of the U.S.
  7. becomes first rue world war - countries from all over globe
  8. not: final factor in U.S entering the war
  9. in USSR: More educational opportunities
  10. became increasingly utilized for bombing, dog fights
  11. gas chemical warfare was introduced in ww1.
  12. Zeppelins first aircraft used- spying
  13. The first tanks were tough and could cause heavy damage.
  14. acts: British act in 1919 to curb indian dissent Gandhi: Became leader of independence movement
  15. Chlorine gas first used choked victims
  16. inroduced by British at somme in 1916
  17. independence: increased tensions between muslims and hindus, differing visions of future
  18. control: artists could only portray what govt allowed
  19. countries from all 6 settled continents involved in the war
  20. gas and phosgene gas -attacked lungs

34 Clues: Lancuhed burning fuel • gas blistered inside and out. • war: western front ( france ) • strip Germany of war making power • secret police: tapped phones lines • gas and phosgene gas -attacked lungs • Zeppelins first aircraft used- spying • inroduced by British at somme in 1916 • intensified rivalries between nations • Cut down many soldiers out of trenches • ...

World War 1 2022-11-16

World War 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A war fought within one's country
  2. The person who wrote a book about a communism government
  3. A ruler who has total control over a country
  4. Once the dictator of Germany.
  5. When there isn't much of something
  6. A theory that says everything should be owned by the government not by the people
  7. Workers, soldiers, and peasants chosen by one's council
  8. Believed that Russia's royal family should be overthrown and that Russia should be a communist country
  9. Taxes on imported goods
  10. Friendship between two countries
  11. A country's army that sometimes fights other counties army
  12. Going through hard times
Down
  1. A government that is run by a dictator
  2. People who fight in their country's military
  3. A very good time fro the economy
  4. To pay money as a punishment
  5. Pride in ones country
  6. The that the great depression started
  7. The treaty that ended WW1
  8. A political movement in Germany

20 Clues: Pride in ones country • Taxes on imported goods • Going through hard times • The treaty that ended WW1 • To pay money as a punishment • Once the dictator of Germany. • A political movement in Germany • A very good time fro the economy • Friendship between two countries • A war fought within one's country • When there isn't much of something • The that the great depression started • ...

World War 1 2022-11-16

World War 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A war fought within one's country
  2. The person who wrote a book about a communism government
  3. A ruler who has total control over a country
  4. Once the dictator of Germany.
  5. When there isn't much of something
  6. A theory that says everything should be owned by the government not by the people
  7. Workers, soldiers, and peasants chosen by one's council
  8. Believed that Russia's royal family should be overthrown and that Russia should be a communist country
  9. Taxes on imported goods
  10. Friendship between two countries
  11. A country's army that sometimes fights other counties army
  12. Going through hard times
Down
  1. A government that is run by a dictator
  2. People who fight in their country's military
  3. A very good time fro the economy
  4. To pay money as a punishment
  5. Pride in ones country
  6. The that the great depression started
  7. The treaty that ended WW1
  8. A political movement in Germany

20 Clues: Pride in ones country • Taxes on imported goods • Going through hard times • The treaty that ended WW1 • To pay money as a punishment • Once the dictator of Germany. • A political movement in Germany • A very good time fro the economy • Friendship between two countries • A war fought within one's country • When there isn't much of something • The that the great depression started • ...

World War 1 2022-11-15

World War 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This side had France, UK, and America
  2. Countries taking over other countries
  3. a ditch dug in the ground
  4. This country had to pull out of the war
  5. side of the war had Germany,Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria
  6. He was the archduke of Austria-Hungary
  7. The ruler of Germany after WW1
  8. A telegram sent by Germany to Mexico in hope to bring them into the war
  9. The president of America during WW1
  10. a ship that can go under water
Down
  1. The belief that a country should have a strong military
  2. a government ruled by a dictator
  3. This type of government took control of Germany after WW1
  4. the treaty that ended the war
  5. a peace agreement to end a war between 2 countries
  6. The sinking of this ship made America join the war
  7. loyalty and pride in your nation
  8. a tax imposed by the government on goods
  9. The country blamed for the war
  10. Another name for WW1

20 Clues: Another name for WW1 • a ditch dug in the ground • the treaty that ended the war • The country blamed for the war • The ruler of Germany after WW1 • a ship that can go under water • a government ruled by a dictator • loyalty and pride in your nation • The president of America during WW1 • This side had France, UK, and America • Countries taking over other countries • ...

World War I 2022-10-20

World War I crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand which ignited the start of WWI
  2. the cost of food, clothing, shelter, and other essentials that people
  3. agreement between Germany and the Allies that brought the war to an official end and imposed harsh punishments on Germany
  4. Consisted of Russia, Great Britain, and France
  5. The aggressive build-upon armed forces to intimidate and threaten other nations
  6. a strike that involves all
  7. headed the General Intelligence
  8. commander of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF)
  9. headed by George Creel tried to "sell" the war to the American people
  10. Consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
Down
  1. to protect against German U-boats, American ships travelled in a large group called a
  2. headed by Bernard Baruch and coordinated the production of war materials
  3. the space between opposing trenches
  4. Message to German ambassador to Mexico that stated if Mexico became an ally of Germany in WWI, it would regain lost territories
  5. which eventually became the FBI
  6. in a community, not just workers in a particular industry
  7. branch of military that enlisted women in WWI (noncombat roles)
  8. to survive
  9. Wilson's peace plan that he thought would establish long lasting peace in Europe
  10. massive population movement of African Americans from the south to northern cities; changed American politics
  11. governor of Massachusetts during the Boston Police Strike
  12. nationwide fear over the spreading power and influence of communism
  13. act made it illegal to speak against the war publicly

23 Clues: to survive • a strike that involves all • which eventually became the FBI • headed the General Intelligence • the space between opposing trenches • Consisted of Russia, Great Britain, and France • Consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy • commander of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) • act made it illegal to speak against the war publicly • ...

World War 1 2023-12-04

World War 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Duke who was assassinated
  2. Prevent Monopolies
  3. Achieved 5 star rank during WW1
  4. What ship was destroyed that angered the US
  5. Proud to be an American
  6. What letter led to the US declaring war
  7. Allied powers
  8. Outlawed giving out false information
  9. Women did the mans job while he was at war
  10. When did WW1 occur?
Down
  1. A part of land nobody dared to try to claim
  2. Central Power
  3. Overexaggerated News Papers
  4. President during WW1
  5. The treaty that ended the war
  6. The group that killed the Duke
  7. The strategy everyone used during battles
  8. Outlawed Spying
  9. Head of government in the Soviet Union
  10. Senior Officer during WW1

20 Clues: Central Power • Allied powers • Outlawed Spying • Prevent Monopolies • When did WW1 occur? • President during WW1 • Proud to be an American • Duke who was assassinated • Senior Officer during WW1 • Overexaggerated News Papers • The treaty that ended the war • The group that killed the Duke • Achieved 5 star rank during WW1 • Outlawed giving out false information • ...

World War One 2023-12-05

World War One crossword puzzle
Across
  1. allies will sometimes make bad
  2. your allies can provide this
  3. Great Britain France Russia
  4. name given to the end of the war
  5. a word meaning land
  6. countries were competing for these items
  7. this nation changed sides during the war
  8. this person was killed
  9. a cause that is based on a prior event
Down
  1. he was a regular soldier during this war
  2. Germany Austria Hungary Italy
  3. European word for vacation
  4. people often share these ideas
  5. many European nations had these overseas
  6. to form a group
  7. understanding
  8. style of combat that involved digging holes
  9. to build up the size of your army and navy
  10. many people fight over this
  11. refers to different racial or religious groups
  12. nickname for the war

21 Clues: understanding • to form a group • a word meaning land • nickname for the war • this person was killed • European word for vacation • Great Britain France Russia • many people fight over this • your allies can provide this • Germany Austria Hungary Italy • allies will sometimes make bad • people often share these ideas • name given to the end of the war • ...

World War I 2023-12-04

World War I crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Clause in the Treaty of Versailles in which Germany had to accept sole responsibility for the war, including all deaths, losses, and damages.
  2. A deep devotion to one's nation that can serve as a unifying force within a country, but also a dividing force between countries.
  3. Growing rivalries and mutual mistrust led to the creation of different military groups as a mutual defense strategy.
  4. German battle strategy to prevent a war on two fronts, in which they would attack both fronts but in separate times.
  5. An agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time, also known as truce.
  6. Unofficial ceasefires around Christmas of 1914 in which enemy soldiers buried their dead, sang carols, exchanged food and played soccer.
  7. Area of land between two enemy trench systems, not controlled by either side, and full of barbed wire, dead bodies and craters from artillery.
Down
  1. Last name of the German who wrote a telegram to the Mexican government, stating that they would help Mexico reconquer the land it lost to the US if they allied with Germany.
  2. A bloody civil war and one of the causes why Russia surrendered in WWI and left.
  3. Territorial and economic competition for overseas empires led to increasing rivalries.
  4. Weapon that fires ammunition automatically that could wipe out waves of attackers and thus made it difficult for enemy forces to advance.
  5. Weapon, also known as U-boat, that could sink ships with its primary weapon: the torpedo.
  6. A demand or statement of terms followed by a threat with no negotiations allowed that must be complied in a specific period of time.
  7. Weapon that was an armored combat vehicle that could cross many types of terrain.
  8. Policy of glorifying military power and keeping an army prepared for war.
  9. A large-scale conflict that takes action on several continents and involves the participation of many countries.
  10. Situation in which further action or progress by opposing groups seems impossible.
  11. Weapon that caused temporary or permanent blindness, severe blisters, and even death by choking.
  12. International association to safeguard world peace, precursor of the United Nations.
  13. Holes dug by soldiers to escape enemy fire in which this war was fought.
  14. Governments imposed this system in which civilians could buy only small amounts of the items that were also needed for the war effort, for example sugar and meat.

21 Clues: Holes dug by soldiers to escape enemy fire in which this war was fought. • Policy of glorifying military power and keeping an army prepared for war. • A bloody civil war and one of the causes why Russia surrendered in WWI and left. • Weapon that was an armored combat vehicle that could cross many types of terrain. • ...

World War 1 2024-01-18

World War 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Process of persuading people to believe in an idea or ideas
  2. Not staying on a side
  3. Known as the powder keg of europe
  4. A message calling on Mexico to join in a coming war against the US
  5. Germany sunk with u boats with civilians (and military supplies) killed over 100 Americans
  6. Submarines/Unterseeboots
  7. Got assassinated and this lead to the start of WW1
  8. defense agreement among nations
  9. Colonies supplied counties with goods
  10. Development of armed force and their use as a tool of diplomacy
Down
  1. Devotion to the interests of ones cultures and ones nation
  2. A plan to avoid the war on two fronts.
  3. Trench warfare is a type of fighting where both sides build deep trenches as a defense against the enemy
  4. The cause of prolonged supplies being shipped by boat
  5. A piece of head equipment that protects from harmful gases
  6. alliance between Germany, Austria Hungary and italy
  7. a group of merchantmen or troopships traveling together with a naval escort
  8. Alliance with France Britain and russia
  9. Someone that is against the war and loves peace
  10. Mustard gas is a type of chemical warfare agent that causes severe blisters and burns on the skin and burns on the skin eyes and lungs

20 Clues: Not staying on a side • Submarines/Unterseeboots • defense agreement among nations • Known as the powder keg of europe • Colonies supplied counties with goods • A plan to avoid the war on two fronts. • Alliance with France Britain and russia • Someone that is against the war and loves peace • Got assassinated and this lead to the start of WW1 • ...

World War I 2023-09-27

World War I crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Coalition of France, Britain, Russia, Serbia, Italy, and the USA.
  2. Information manipulation to influence public opinion.
  3. Concerns related to women's employment and family structures.
  4. Women's roles before, during, and after the war.
  5. Advocates for women's rights, led by Emily Pankhurst.
  6. The government that replaced the German government after WWI.
  7. Introduced in 1916, it led to widespread military service.
  8. Crisis triggered by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
  9. Entertainment and camaraderie on the battlefields.
  10. Long term cause of WWI related to intense national pride.
  11. Coalition of Germany, Austria, Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire.
Down
  1. Economic competition between Britain and Germany.
  2. Those who refused to fight for various reasons.
  3. Competition for colonial possessions.
  4. Significant fighting during WWI.
  5. Treaty that ended WWI and imposed penalties on Germany.
  6. Style of warfare with deep trenches on the Western Front.
  7. British manufacturing success and German industrialization.
  8. Term holding Germany responsible for WWI and limiting its military.
  9. The global conflict that erupted in 1914.

20 Clues: Significant fighting during WWI. • Competition for colonial possessions. • The global conflict that erupted in 1914. • Those who refused to fight for various reasons. • Women's roles before, during, and after the war. • Economic competition between Britain and Germany. • Entertainment and camaraderie on the battlefields. • ...

World War 1 2023-09-28

World War 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. France, Russia, and Great Britain
  2. German U-boats dominated the seas
  3. 100 rounds per minute
  4. Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
  5. Leader of the Russian Revolution
  6. Invented against trench warfare
  7. Building up armed forces getting ready for war
  8. The month world war ended
  9. Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire
  10. Agreements or promises to defend and help another country
  11. The month world war one was declared
Down
  1. Having pride in your country willing to defend
  2. Spreading of ideas to promote or cause damage to an opposing side
  3. Trying to build up an empire
  4. Policy to remain away from foreign affairs and interests, especially hostile actions
  5. Britain, France, Russia, Japan, Italy
  6. Switzerland, Belgium, Spain, The Netherlands, and Denmark
  7. Deadlock in which neither side is able to defeat the order
  8. Spying behind enemy lines and air battles
  9. Who worked in factories for men in the battle

20 Clues: 100 rounds per minute • The month world war ended • Trying to build up an empire • Invented against trench warfare • Leader of the Russian Revolution • France, Russia, and Great Britain • German U-boats dominated the seas • Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy • The month world war one was declared • Britain, France, Russia, Japan, Italy • ...

World War I 2024-02-06

World War I crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The year the war started
  2. The area in between trenches
  3. The trenches turned the western front into this
  4. The country that was allied with Serbia
  5. One of the reasons Russia left the war
  6. The "I" in MAIN
  7. The "M" in MAIN
  8. Wilson's plan at the end of the war
  9. Last battle of the war, Germany is finished
  10. The Zimmerman telegram was sent to this country
  11. The number of countries created at the end of the war
  12. Peacekeeping organization
  13. The country allied with Austria-Hungary
  14. Russia's new name after the war
  15. 11/11 at 11:00
  16. Bloodiest battle of the war
  17. The year the US joined the war
  18. The country that joined the war when Germany invaded Belgium
  19. The "A" in MAIN
  20. Treaty that ended the war
Down
  1. The American commander during the war
  2. The country allied with Russia
  3. The country that joined the war because of LETS
  4. This sparked Austria-Hungary to declare war on Serbia
  5. Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria. They lost the war
  6. First time Germans retreat
  7. The "L" in LETS
  8. The "T" in LETS
  9. The country that declared war on Serbia
  10. First major battle of the war
  11. The "E" in LETS
  12. The "S" in LETS
  13. The president of the US at this time
  14. Longest battle of the war
  15. The "N" in MAIN
  16. He wrote a telegram to Mexico
  17. WWI was called this at the time
  18. France, Britain, US, Russia. They won the war

38 Clues: 11/11 at 11:00 • The "L" in LETS • The "T" in LETS • The "I" in MAIN • The "M" in MAIN • The "E" in LETS • The "S" in LETS • The "N" in MAIN • The "A" in MAIN • The year the war started • Longest battle of the war • Peacekeeping organization • Treaty that ended the war • First time Germans retreat • Bloodiest battle of the war • The area in between trenches • First major battle of the war • ...

World War One 2024-01-29

World War One crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Development of ones armed forces and their use as a tool of diplomacy
  2. New gun that fires fast
  3. Germany must accept sole responsability for war
  4. Colonies supplied counties with goods
  5. Wilson's Plan for world peace
  6. New machine; armoured vehicle
  7. International Organization
  8. Fighting for the mere yards of ground
  9. Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
Down
  1. Balance of power
  2. Devotion to the interests and culture of ones nation
  3. Telegram from German ambassador to Mexico
  4. France, Britain, and Russia/US
  5. British boat sunk by German U-Boat
  6. Destroys escort merchant ships across Atlantic
  7. Epidemic overshadowed by the war that cost 30 million people their lives
  8. Creates 9 new nations, ends the war, and places various conditions on Germany
  9. Biased communication designed to influence people
  10. Truce
  11. Seceded from WW1 to have a Civil War

20 Clues: Truce • Balance of power • New gun that fires fast • International Organization • Wilson's Plan for world peace • New machine; armoured vehicle • France, Britain, and Russia/US • Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy • British boat sunk by German U-Boat • Seceded from WW1 to have a Civil War • Colonies supplied counties with goods • Fighting for the mere yards of ground • ...

World War II 2024-01-24

World War II crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin met for the first time at this meeting
  2. German attempt to rescue trapped German troops at Stalingrad
  3. This battle resulted Japan's attempt to reach Australia
  4. 140 of these began being produced each month starting in March 1943
  5. Prime Minister of Great Britain for the majority of the war
  6. Communist dictator of the Soviet Union
  7. The type of bomb dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima
  8. Name of the war in Europe
  9. Neville Chamberlain's actions toward Hitler at the Munich Conference
  10. Allied amphibious invasion of Europe on the beaches of Normandy
  11. Became president of the U.S. in 1945
  12. Pride of the German Navy
  13. Type of camp where Japanese Americans were kept
  14. The battle confirmed Allied position of Pacific supremacy
  15. Death camp liberated in January 1945
  16. German attempt to break through the bulge of the Soviet battle-line
  17. Emperor of Japan
  18. Japan bombed this naval port in Hawaii
Down
  1. A plan to divide German forces in preparation for the Allied invasion of Europe
  2. Title of speech FDR gave on December 8, 1941
  3. Russians had Germans encircled at this ruined city
  4. Name of the war in the Pacific
  5. President of the U.S. from 1933-1945
  6. European Jews were sent here to be killed
  7. Allied invasion of North Africa
  8. Another name for the celebration on September 2, 1945
  9. Name given to the plan to murder European Jews
  10. American control of this island led to an American airbase and control of important sea routes
  11. This battle was a turning point in the Pacific Theater
  12. Fascist dictator of Italy
  13. This offensive was the first American offensive in the Central Pacific
  14. Another name for the celebration on May 8, 1945
  15. Suicide crashings by Japanese pilots
  16. Hitler's last ditch attempt to break through the Allied line heading toward Germany
  17. Allied victory of this battle created an emergency landing site that saved 24,000 airmen

35 Clues: Emperor of Japan • Pride of the German Navy • Name of the war in Europe • Fascist dictator of Italy • Name of the war in the Pacific • Allied invasion of North Africa • President of the U.S. from 1933-1945 • Became president of the U.S. in 1945 • Suicide crashings by Japanese pilots • Death camp liberated in January 1945 • Communist dictator of the Soviet Union • ...

World War I 2018-12-12

World War I crossword puzzle
Across
  1. He was head of the Food Administration
  2. The spread of information to win support for a cause
  3. This amendment gives equal voting rights
  4. Germany, Italy and Austria Hungary
  5. firing on one another from opposing lines of dugout trenches
  6. Builing empires by imposing outside rule on people
  7. They gave short speeches to recruit for the war
  8. Did not want to join the League of Nations
  9. This agreement gave Germany 30% of Russia
  10. He was assassinated
  11. The British ship that was sunk by uboats
Down
  1. Commands the American Expeditionary forces
  2. President during WWI
  3. The fear of communism
  4. First woman elected to Congress
  5. This country was invaded by Germany and caused Great Britain to enter the war.
  6. a halt in fighting to talk about peace
  7. This battle started the end of the war.
  8. All men between 21 and 30 must register for the draft
  9. This treaty dealt with Germany and set up the League of nations
  10. He was arrested because of the Espionage Act of 1917
  11. He sent a telegram to Mexico asking them to attach the Usa
  12. The devotion to the interest of one's own country.
  13. founded the Womens peace party
  14. This could not be used for toys during WWI

25 Clues: He was assassinated • President during WWI • The fear of communism • founded the Womens peace party • First woman elected to Congress • Germany, Italy and Austria Hungary • a halt in fighting to talk about peace • He was head of the Food Administration • This battle started the end of the war. • This amendment gives equal voting rights • The British ship that was sunk by uboats • ...

World War I 2019-01-08

World War I crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a heavy armored fighting vehicle carrying guns
  2. The front that was covered in trenches
  3. The plan in which Germany would quickly defeat the British and French and then quickly rush to the Eastern Front to fight Russia.
  4. the man who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand
  5. a union or association formed for mutual benefit,
  6. patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts.
  7. the action of assassinating someone.
  8. The war front that spanned 1,000 miles and was fought between Russia, Germany and Austria Hungary.
  9. A term used during World War I to describe a German soldier
  10. In World War I, the Allies included Britain, France, Italy, Russia, and the United States
  11. Nickname for the American soldiers
  12. allow each person to have only a fixed amount of (a particular commodity).
  13. small insect that lives on mammals
Down
  1. is a medical condition caused by prolonged exposure of the feet to damp, unsanitary, and cold conditions.
  2. an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce.
  3. an airplane
  4. information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.
  5. the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests.
  6. Germany and its allies (Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire) in World War I
  7. Area between enemy trenches often filled with barbed wire and leftover artillery shells, dangerous area to cross
  8. notes written and mailed between people
  9. large-caliber guns used in warfare on land.
  10. a long, narrow ditch
  11. a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
  12. Toxic fumes in the air that would cause internal and external damage to enemy soldiers

25 Clues: an airplane • a long, narrow ditch • Nickname for the American soldiers • small insect that lives on mammals • the action of assassinating someone. • The front that was covered in trenches • notes written and mailed between people • patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts. • large-caliber guns used in warfare on land. • a heavy armored fighting vehicle carrying guns • ...

World War 1 2019-10-24

World War 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. enemies
  2. An agreement to work together
  3. Someone who betrays his country
  4. Frans Ferdinand
  5. British warship
  6. An agreement to stop the war
  7. King of Germany
  8. fighting for the right of women to vote
Down
  1. metal case filled with explosives
  2. Information spread to promote a cause
  3. Peninsula in South Eastern Europe
  4. Compulsory military service
  5. wood Many SA soldiers died in this battle
  6. A mental condition caused by trauma on the battle field
  7. Many black SA sailors were killed on this ship
  8. Military tactics of WW1
  9. A person who does not believe in war
  10. Friends in time of war
  11. Peace treat was signed here
  12. A field in Belgium where a large battle took place
  13. having a love for ones country
  14. Ottoman Empire
  15. King of Russia

23 Clues: enemies • Ottoman Empire • King of Russia • Frans Ferdinand • British warship • King of Germany • Friends in time of war • Military tactics of WW1 • Compulsory military service • Peace treat was signed here • An agreement to stop the war • An agreement to work together • having a love for ones country • Someone who betrays his country • metal case filled with explosives • ...

World War II 2019-05-15

World War II crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when countries would give in to Hitler's demands so a war would not begin
  2. began on June 4, 1942, when Japan started bombing the islands
  3. The largest naval battle in history
  4. the the air force of Great Britain
  5. a secret program
  6. American, British, and Canadian troops invaded France on June 6, 1944
  7. A key turning point of the war
  8. a prison for those who pose as a threat to the state or country
  9. The extermination of an entire group of people
Down
  1. the mass murder of 6 million Jews and non-Jews
  2. More than 600 Americans and about 10,000 Filipinos died
  3. purposely crashing piloted planes into enemy ships
  4. The Germans quickly pushed the allied forces back about 65 miles, creating a huge bulge in the allied lines
  5. American and Japanese aircraft carriers and fighter planes clashed
  6. Where allied forces took only the most strategically important islands, instead of each Japanese-held island
  7. Victory in Japan Day
  8. Victory in Europe Day
  9. Great Britain,the Soviet Union, the United States, China, France
  10. a weapon that produces tremendous power by splitting atoms
  11. A term used by the Nazis which meant the extermination of the Jews

20 Clues: a secret program • Victory in Japan Day • Victory in Europe Day • A key turning point of the war • the the air force of Great Britain • The largest naval battle in history • the mass murder of 6 million Jews and non-Jews • The extermination of an entire group of people • purposely crashing piloted planes into enemy ships • ...

World War II 2020-01-26

World War II crossword puzzle
Across
  1. In the beginning, the U.S. didn't want to go to war so they attempted to remain _____.
  2. Many Americans were forced to ________ gas, food, and other supplies to ensure that the military had the materials it needed.
  3. Being fought on _________ different continents at the same time made WWII different from WWI.
  4. Planted by many Americans (and schools)as a way to help in the war effort.
  5. Germany, Japan, and Italy made up the ______ Powers.
  6. World War II was fought in Europe and in _______.
  7. Great Britain and France initially entered WWII because of an _____ they had with Poland.
  8. This program allowed the U.S. to send supplies and equipment to help fight the Axis Powers without actually entering the war.
  9. Germany was led by _____.
  10. GA's Bell Bomber Plant was important to the state because it created over 30,000 ______.
Down
  1. Just like in WWI, _________ had more training facilities and military bases than did any other state.
  2. Created 30,000 jobs for Georgians due to the high demand for B-29 Bombers
  3. Many of the workers hired to build Liberty Ships in GA were ____.
  4. The U.S. was not interested in joining the war when it 1st started because Americans were recovering from the _____.
  5. Served as U.S. President during WWII
  6. Even though the ______ initially signed a pact pledging help to Germany when it invaded Poland, they soon joined the Allied Powers instead.
  7. The U.S. entered WWII on Dec. 7, 1941, after ________ was bombed by the Japanese.
  8. Brunswick and ____________________ became important areas for the building of Liberty ships for WWII.
  9. What did the U.S. use to get Japan to surrender?
  10. The U.S. entered WWII and fought on the side of the _______ Powers

20 Clues: Germany was led by _____. • Served as U.S. President during WWII • What did the U.S. use to get Japan to surrender? • World War II was fought in Europe and in _______. • Germany, Japan, and Italy made up the ______ Powers. • Many of the workers hired to build Liberty Ships in GA were ____. • The U.S. entered WWII and fought on the side of the _______ Powers • ...

World War II 2020-01-26

World War II crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The U.S. entered WWII on Dec. 7, 1941, after ________ was bombed by the Japanese.
  2. Brunswick and ____________________ became important areas for the building of Liberty ships for WWII.
  3. Created 30,000 jobs for Georgians due to the high demand for B-29 Bombers
  4. Planted by many Americans (and schools)as a way to help in the war effort.
  5. Many Americans were forced to ________ gas, food, and other supplies to ensure that the military had the materials it needed.
  6. The U.S. entered WWII and fought on the side of the _______ Powers
  7. Being fought on _________ different continents at the same time made WWII different from WWI.
  8. Germany was led by _____.
  9. GA's Bell Bomber Plant was important to the state because it created over 30,000 ______.
  10. Germany, Japan, and Italy made up the ______ Powers.
  11. Even though the ______ initially signed a pact pledging help to Germany when it invaded Poland, they soon joined the Allied Powers instead.
  12. Many of the workers hired to build Liberty Ships in GA were ____.
Down
  1. Just like in WWI, _________ had more training facilities and military bases than did any other state.
  2. Great Britain and France initially entered WWII because of an _____ they had with Poland.
  3. This program allowed the U.S. to send supplies and equipment to help fight the Axis Powers without actually entering the war.
  4. Served as U.S. President during WWII
  5. World War II was fought in Europe and in _______.
  6. In the beginning, the U.S. didn't want to go to war so they attempted to remain _____.
  7. The U.S. was not interested in joining the war when it 1st started because Americans were recovering from the _____.
  8. What did the U.S. use to get Japan to surrender?

20 Clues: Germany was led by _____. • Served as U.S. President during WWII • What did the U.S. use to get Japan to surrender? • World War II was fought in Europe and in _______. • Germany, Japan, and Italy made up the ______ Powers. • Many of the workers hired to build Liberty Ships in GA were ____. • The U.S. entered WWII and fought on the side of the _______ Powers • ...

World War 1 2024-05-13

World War 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This man's death set off a chain reaction which ultimately led to the outbreak of World War I: Francis _________
  2. The only major naval engagement of World War I: Battle of ______
  3. Type of warfare that resulted in the use of masks
  4. Flying mammal
  5. Leader of Italy during WW1: _______ Orlando
  6. Who assassinated the Archduke Francis Ferdinand: _______ Princip
  7. Powers who fought against the Central Powers
  8. Truce in 1914 between German and French troops
  9. Has a trunk
  10. Declared war on France when France mobilized its army
  11. Battle that saw the first use of chemical weapons
  12. The worst gas used in WW1
  13. Man's best friend
  14. The German fleet of ships were known as: ____ ____ Fleet
  15. When war becomes a "numbers game"
  16. Needless killing and the waste of life for minimal benefit
  17. Name given to Great Britain's navy: The _____ _____
  18. Last open battle of WW1
  19. Called for the right of self-determination by countries and also for the formation of the League of Nations: ______'s 14 Points
  20. Political leader of France during WW1, but not its president: Georges __________
  21. The king of Germany during WW1: _______ II
  22. Commander of the American troops in Europe during WW1: John ________
  23. Which battle witnessed the first use of the modern tank
  24. President of France during WW1: _______ Poincare
  25. Ended the war between Russia and the Central Powers: Treaty Of
  26. The top commander during WW1 who was inspirational at the Battle of Tannerberg: Paul Von __________
  27. American president during WW1: Woodrow ______
  28. Explosive that could be lobbed into a trench system
Down
  1. Austria's foreign minister who was known to be a war hawk: _______ Berchtold
  2. Declared war on Germany, joining the Allied Forces
  3. Has an alliance with Serbia because of shared Slavic thnic heritage
  4. Likes to chase mice
  5. Used to drop bombs on the enemy as well as find out the enemy's position
  6. Had a history of mistrust and conflict with Germany
  7. The Triple Alliance was formed by Germany, Austria-Hungary, and
  8. Why were there intermittent truces or cease-fires between opposing trench systems
  9. British general of British Troops in France during WW1: Sir Douglas ____
  10. How many days could men spend in the trench system before being relieved
  11. The German Plan of totally destroying French Forces by outflanking them was called
  12. The leader of Great Britain during WW1: Lloyd ______
  13. Declares war on Serbia with Germany's support
  14. The last "open" battle of the Western Front
  15. What type of warfare involved digging, barbed wire, and "no man's land"
  16. Large marsupial
  17. Attempt by Germany to bring Mexico into the war: __________ Telegram
  18. The sinking of Lusitania was one of the many reasons this country entered the war
  19. The German chancellor during WW1, favored war: Otto _______
  20. Top French commander during WW1: ______ Joffre
  21. The sinking of what ship that brought the United States closer to entering WWI
  22. An explosive that shot directly with a flatter trajectory
  23. How many treaties did Turkey sign inn WW1

51 Clues: Has a trunk • Flying mammal • Large marsupial • Man's best friend • Likes to chase mice • Last open battle of WW1 • The worst gas used in WW1 • When war becomes a "numbers game" • How many treaties did Turkey sign inn WW1 • The king of Germany during WW1: _______ II • Leader of Italy during WW1: _______ Orlando • The last "open" battle of the Western Front • ...

World War 1 2024-04-30

World War 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Victory
  2. Austro-Hungaria
  3. Rearmanent
  4. Treaty
  5. The Cebtral Powers
  6. No-man's-land
  7. The Army
  8. Armistice
Down
  1. To withdraw
  2. Wounded
  3. Conquerings
  4. Peace
  5. Trench warfare
  6. Valmuer
  7. Submarine
  8. Archduke
  9. The navy
  10. Chemical weapons
  11. Empire
  12. The Allies

20 Clues: Peace • Treaty • Empire • Wounded • Victory • Valmuer • Archduke • The navy • The Army • Submarine • Armistice • Rearmanent • The Allies • To withdraw • Conquerings • No-man's-land • Trench warfare • Austro-Hungaria • Chemical weapons • The Cebtral Powers

World War Weekly 2024-05-21

World War Weekly crossword puzzle
Across
  1. name of the war
  2. gaining control over a country
  3. where jews were sent
  4. fish
  5. air force pilot before the start flying
  6. ditch dug for protection
  7. strong loyalty to ones country
  8. president during the war
  9. led Germany during the war
  10. Germany, Italy and Japan
  11. led by Adolf Hitler
  12. shut up/stoptalking
  13. known as one of the "Big Three"
  14. what they killed jews in
Down
  1. to talk alot about a topic
  2. anyone with little authority
  3. someone who thinks he's important
  4. Atomic bomb dropped(F)
  5. genocide killing millions
  6. American troops forces to march 65 miles to prison camps
  7. Eggs
  8. Atomic bomb dropped(L)
  9. the town the atomic bombs were dropped on(starts with n)
  10. the town the atomic tombs were dropped on(starts with h)
  11. Kite
  12. German lightning warfare
  13. the U.S, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union

27 Clues: fish • Eggs • Kite • name of the war • led by Adolf Hitler • shut up/stoptalking • where jews were sent • Atomic bomb dropped(F) • Atomic bomb dropped(L) • ditch dug for protection • president during the war • Germany, Italy and Japan • German lightning warfare • what they killed jews in • genocide killing millions • to talk alot about a topic • led Germany during the war • ...

World War 1 2024-04-22

World War 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Limiting the amount of goods- esp. Food- that citizens can buy during wartime
  2. (_____ Hand) the Serbian terrorist group who assassinated Franz Ferdinand to fight for all Serbians' freedom
  3. (_____ War 1) WWI, also called the “Great War” was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. It was fought between the Allies and the Central Powers. Fighting occurred throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Pacific, and parts of Asia.
  4. to prepare and organize troops for war
  5. strong love or pride for your country- willing to fight for your country
  6. (____ Warfare) Fighting with trenches, mines, and barbed wire. Horrible Living conditions, great slaughter, no gains, stalemate, used in WW1.
  7. (Treaty at _____) Treaty that ended WW I. It blamed Germany for WW I and handed down harsh punishment.
  8. (_____ Power) Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire.
  9. (Kaiser _____ II) Leader of Germany during WW1
  10. The British passenger ship carrying 128 americans and weapons that was sunk by a German submarine- one reason for USA entering WW1
  11. (______ Telegram) Secret German proposal to Mexico to form an alliance against USA- another reason for USA entering WW1
  12. Nickname given to American soldiers because of their uniform buttons or their healthy, freash appearance compared to skinny soldiers who had fought for years
  13. (Franz) The Archduke of Austria who was assassinated by Serbian terrorists- the Spark.
  14. (____ Plan) German Plan to defeat both France and Russia at the same time.
  15. The Building up of troops and weapons in preparation for war.
Down
  1. promise to defend other countries- sides or teams of countries who face off in war
  2. Agreement between enemies in a war to stop fighting- a truce
  3. (Woodrow ______) American President during WWI
  4. Situation where neither side can win or get an advantage- a draw
  5. info or pictures that try to influence people's opinions and behaviors- not necessarily true
  6. (Allied Powers - Triple ______) Great Britain, France, Russia
  7. Not getting involved in other countries affairs/wars. USA tried this at the beginning of WW1

22 Clues: to prepare and organize troops for war • (Woodrow ______) American President during WWI • (Kaiser _____ II) Leader of Germany during WW1 • (_____ Power) Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire. • Agreement between enemies in a war to stop fighting- a truce • (Allied Powers - Triple ______) Great Britain, France, Russia • ...

World War II 2024-03-12

World War II crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Means “lightning war.” A new type of warfare first used by the Germans in WWII. (pg 415)
  2. German word for “living space.” (pg 414)
  3. Country that Hitler promised to give Stalin in exchange for the Soviets pledge to not attack Germany (pg 41)
  4. Hitler wanted the return of this city because it was an ethnically German city in the Polish Corridor close to the Baltic Sea. (pg 414)
  5. This is the German speaking region of Czechoslovakia that Hitler wanted to bring back under German control. (pg 413)
  6. This British Prime Minister claimed “I believe it is peace for our time” after meeting with Adolf Hitler. (pg 411)
  7. In October of 1936, Germany and Italy created an alliance, known as the ______ Powers (pg 413)
  8. Japan turned this area of China into an industrial and military base for future expansion (pg 412)
  9. In October of 1935, Italy invaded this African country. (pg 413)
  10. Hitler’s violation of the Treaty of Versailles boosted his _________ in Germany (pg 412)
  11. Hitler did not want to fight on two ___________, east and west, at the same time. (pg 414)
  12. The period of time during the German air war against England where they specifically attacked cities (pg 418).
Down
  1. Port city in France that saw hundreds of thousands of French and British troops trapped during the German invasion of France. (pg 415)
  2. Germany could not attack the English by sea so they attacked through this instead. (pg 417)
  3. Americans supported this policy that the country should not be involved in any war (pg 414)
  4. During the Pearl Harbor attack, the Japanese failed to sink any of these types of ships. (The answer is in plural form) (pg 419).
  5. The United States did this to Japanese assets because of the Japanese actions in Indochina (pg 419)
  6. British Prime Minister who is famous for saying, “We shall defend our island whatever the cost may be.” (pg 417)
  7. The unoccupied part of France that was ruled by a pupper German government was known as this (pg 417)
  8. In 1940, the United States started the first peacetime one of these. (pg 418)
  9. Great Britain and France did little to stop Hitler’s expansion because they believed in this idea (pg 413)
  10. Abbreviation for the Royal Air Force, (Great Britain's air force) (pg 417)
  11. This word means “political union.” Germany had this union with Austria in 1938. (pg 413)
  12. He became the Japanese prime minister in 1941 and began preparing Japan for war against the United States. (pg 419)
  13. France relied on the ______ Line, a string of heavily armed fortresses along the German border. (pg 415)

25 Clues: German word for “living space.” (pg 414) • In October of 1935, Italy invaded this African country. (pg 413) • Abbreviation for the Royal Air Force, (Great Britain's air force) (pg 417) • In 1940, the United States started the first peacetime one of these. (pg 418) • Means “lightning war.” A new type of warfare first used by the Germans in WWII. (pg 415) • ...

world war 1 2024-03-07

world war 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. people had a specific amount of food they could buy
  2. British passenger ship
  3. loyalty and devotion to a nation
  4. led the USA into war in 1917
  5. made it a crime to convey info about war efforts
  6. state of being neutral
  7. Germany's intentions if USA declared war
  8. punishes acts of interference with govt relations
  9. France, USA, UK, Russia, Italy, Japan
  10. a union between nation
  11. make people aligned with government interests
  12. outlined conditions of peace
  13. when a strong country invades a weak country
  14. heir to the throne of austria-hungary
Down
  1. wanted a strong military
  2. freedom of press under 1st ammendment
  3. submarines sink ships
  4. a German submarine
  5. sold to support the cause of WW1
  6. points rebuilding of the post war world
  7. expand the military temporarily
  8. two three four or more trenches, a mile long
  9. Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire
  10. created after the first world war for resolving international disputes

24 Clues: a German submarine • submarines sink ships • British passenger ship • state of being neutral • a union between nation • wanted a strong military • led the USA into war in 1917 • outlined conditions of peace • expand the military temporarily • loyalty and devotion to a nation • sold to support the cause of WW1 • freedom of press under 1st ammendment • ...

World War I 2024-03-15

World War I crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Member of the Black Hand, that wanted Bosnia to be free of Austria-Hungary and become part of a large Serbian Kingdom
  2. Great Britain, France, and Russia
  3. Ditches protected by barbed wire
  4. A policy of active government intervention in the economy that may have prevented a social revolution in the United States
  5. The four causes of World War I
  6. A period of low economic activity and rising unemployment
  7. Involving a complete mobilization of resources and people
  8. Began as a small faction of a Marxist party called the Russian Social Democrats that were dedicated to violent revolution
  9. Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
Down
  1. A war based on wearing the other side down by constant attacks and heavy losses
  2. Systems directed by government agencies
  3. Ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause
  4. 28th President of the United States
  5. Guaranteed Germany's new western borders with France and Belgium
  6. A military draft
  7. The government aims to control the political, economic, social, intellectual, and cultural lives of its citizens
  8. Heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary
  9. 32nd Democratic President of the United States that won the 1932 presidential election
  10. Councils composed of representatives from the workers and soldiers
  11. The right of unions to negotiate with employers over wages and hours
  12. Going into debt
  13. Process of assembling troops and supplies for war

22 Clues: Going into debt • A military draft • The four causes of World War I • Ditches protected by barbed wire • Great Britain, France, and Russia • 28th President of the United States • Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy • Heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary • Systems directed by government agencies • Process of assembling troops and supplies for war • ...

World War II 2024-04-16

World War II crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Global standoff, ideological rivalry, proxy battles, no war.
  2. German Dictator in WWII
  3. A conference between USA, Britan, Soviet Union
  4. British General in WWII
  5. Germany,Japan, Italy
  6. President of USA from 1945-1953
  7. Second location of atomic bomb in Japan
  8. Last name of American Civil Rights activist
  9. A program to provide ships to other countries
  10. Authoritarian, nationalist regime with dictatorial power.
  11. Yielding to demands to avoid conflict.
  12. President of USA from 1933-1945
  13. Born in USA, Parents from Japan
  14. A "riveter" figure during WWII
  15. Secret invention of Atomic bomb
  16. Immegrated from Japan
  17. Law of benefits to WWII veterans
Down
  1. The first located of atomic bomb in Japan
  2. A program for mexican immigrants to farm while at war
  3. Native Americans used to send messages
  4. Dec.7 1941
  5. USA, Britan, Russia
  6. Hatred for a specific group of people
  7. Japanese Emporeor in WWII
  8. European recovery from the USA after War
  9. Location of bombing in Germany
  10. African Americans that were piolets in WWII
  11. President in USA from 1953-1961
  12. War at beaches of Normandy
  13. Leader of USSR in WWII
  14. The murder of jews in Europe
  15. German town that held trials of war criminals

32 Clues: Dec.7 1941 • USA, Britan, Russia • Germany,Japan, Italy • Immegrated from Japan • Leader of USSR in WWII • German Dictator in WWII • British General in WWII • Japanese Emporeor in WWII • War at beaches of Normandy • The murder of jews in Europe • Location of bombing in Germany • A "riveter" figure during WWII • President of USA from 1945-1953 • President in USA from 1953-1961 • ...

World war 1 2023-02-22

World war 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. It was a group of governments that strived to prevent wars and protect independent nations.
  2. Payment that the losers of a war must pay to the victors.
  3. The nickname for US soldiers in World War I
  4. The Eastern Front during World War I was fought in Eastern Europe between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Bulgaria on one side and Russia and Romania on the other side.
  5. A secret telegram from Germany that was intercepted by the British. It requested an alliance between Germany and Mexico against the United States. The discovery of this telegram caused the United States to declare war on Germany.
  6. The name for German submarines which comes from the German word "Unterseeboat."
  7. A geographical region of the German Empire that included northern Germany and Poland
  8. A geographical region in Southeast Europe that includes countries such as Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Romania, and Serbia.
  9. A type of land warfare where each side digs long lines of trenches for protection.
  10. A strategy that Germany had for fighting a war on two fronts: one against France and one against Russia.
Down
  1. The front line was the point at which the armies of each side met.
  2. The Treaty between the Allies and Germany that ended World War I.
  3. Information used and distributed to present one side of an issue.
  4. President Woodrow Wilson issued Fourteen Points that were his goals for an end to World War I and lasting peace.
  5. Large, heavy guns used on land warfare.
  6. The Big Four were the leaders from the four Major Allies including Britain, France, Italy, and the United States.
  7. The area between the front lines of two enemy armies
  8. The Central Powers included Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria
  9. An alliance between a number of countries including Britain, France, Russia, Italy, and Japan
  10. The original alliance between Russia, France, and Britain. It later became the Allied Powers.

20 Clues: Large, heavy guns used on land warfare. • The nickname for US soldiers in World War I • The area between the front lines of two enemy armies • Payment that the losers of a war must pay to the victors. • The Treaty between the Allies and Germany that ended World War I. • Information used and distributed to present one side of an issue. • ...

World War One 2023-03-02

World War One crossword puzzle
Across
  1. cloth and/or rubber mask connected to an air filter and used to protect the face and lungs from poison gases.
  2. the inner wall of a trench, made of earth and wood and topped with sandbags, to protect soldiers.
  3. a signal, given by siren, to announce that it is now safe to remove one’s gas mask after a gas attack.
  4. type of wire used for establishing telephone connections between posts.
  5. shelter dug on the side of a trench, in the ground, used as living quarters, for storage of supplies or for protection.
  6. an artillery projectile containing an explosive bursting charge.
  7. steel blade, shaped like a short sword, that is fixed at the end of a rifle and used for hand-to-hand combat.
  8. a small, flat, wingless insect that lives off the blood of its host.
  9. a unit of soldiers, normally consisting of 50 men.
  10. a soldier, armed with a rifle and usually well hidden, who shoots at exposed individuals of an enemy’s forces.
Down
  1. the narrow, muddy, treeless stretch of land, characterized by numerous shell holes, that separated German and Allied trenches during the First World War. Being in No Man’s Land was considered very dangerous since it offered little or no protection for soldiers.
  2. type of gas which gives off a poisonous vapour, designed to kill, injure or disable a soldier by inhalation or contact.
  3. weapon used to fire very large projectiles. Howitzers, guns and mortars are types of artillery. Popularly known as cannons.
  4. a type of cannon used to fire projectiles at high angles.
  5. a tunnel within a trench, dug to a point beneath the enemy’s trenches.
  6. a specific task assigned to an individual or group, usually entailing physical labour.
  7. narrow ledge, located inside a trench, that allows soldiers to see over the parapet.
  8. a long, deep and narrow hole in the ground, with the earth thrown up in front, dug to protect soldiers from bullets and other projectiles.
  9. the area of military operations during the First World War which ran from Belgium, through northern France, and to the Swiss border.
  10. a place that is designated for soldiers to receive food and shelter.

20 Clues: a unit of soldiers, normally consisting of 50 men. • a type of cannon used to fire projectiles at high angles. • an artillery projectile containing an explosive bursting charge. • a place that is designated for soldiers to receive food and shelter. • a small, flat, wingless insect that lives off the blood of its host. • ...

WORLD WAR 1 2023-01-27

WORLD WAR 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a reason for an action or condition
  2. murder by sudden or secret attack often for political reasons
  3. a general encounter between armies, ships of war, or aircraft
  4. the land of a person's birth, residence, or citizenship
  5. the power or capacity of causing an effect in indirect or intangible ways
  6. the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company
  7. a geographic area belonging to or under the jurisdiction of a governmental authority
  8. to make known formally, officially, or explicitly
Down
  1. a final proposition, condition, or demand
  2. a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action
  3. a comparatively narrow passageway connecting two large bodies of water
  4. one engaged in military service and especially in the army
  5. to refuse to accept, consider, submit to, take for some purpose
  6. to assemble and make ready for war duty
  7. a telegraphic dispatch
  8. based on the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services
  9. incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority
  10. competitive or opposing action of incompatibles
  11. a state of usually open and declared armed hostile conflict between states or nations
  12. a definite course or method of action selected from among alternatives and in light of given conditions to guide and determine present and future decisions

20 Clues: a telegraphic dispatch • a reason for an action or condition • to assemble and make ready for war duty • a final proposition, condition, or demand • competitive or opposing action of incompatibles • to make known formally, officially, or explicitly • the land of a person's birth, residence, or citizenship • one engaged in military service and especially in the army • ...

World War II 2023-05-31

World War II crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This leader was executed a hung on display with his mistress
  2. Hitler made this a government policy meaning hatred towards jews
  3. A cause of WWII when Hitler was allowed to take over part of Czechoslovakia but then ended up taking over all of it
  4. Battle involving Canadians capturing this Italian town
  5. Germany invaded this country on September 1, 1939 to start WWII
  6. These camps were designed for mass murder
  7. This country signed the non-aggression pact with Germany
  8. Spain's leader during WWII
  9. The US dropped the atomic bomb called "little boy" on this city
  10. Emperor of Japan during WWII
  11. NRMA soldiers were nicknamed this
  12. Battle over the skies against Germany
  13. A miracle happened at this beach in France
Down
  1. William Mackenzie King promised that he wouldn't introduce this law in the 1939 election
  2. The US dropped another atomic bomb called "fat man" on this city
  3. Russia's leader during WWII
  4. The beach that Canada landed on during operation overload
  5. A german word that means lightning warfare
  6. Jews were forced into these places in Poland during the Holocaust
  7. Battle in France that didn't go as planned for the Allies
  8. Internment camps were made for these people following the Pearl Harbour attack
  9. Battle involving Germany trying to stop Canada from transporting materials to Britain
  10. Evil dictator who led Germany through WWII
  11. These things were censored during WWII
  12. This country declared war on Germany independently on September 10, 1939
  13. This leader was paralyzed from the waist down
  14. Canada surrenders to the Japanese in this country
  15. Known for his "we shall fight on the beaches" speech
  16. This person was put in charge of making sure goods were made properly and quickly
  17. Canada's prime minister during WWII

30 Clues: Spain's leader during WWII • Russia's leader during WWII • Emperor of Japan during WWII • NRMA soldiers were nicknamed this • Canada's prime minister during WWII • Battle over the skies against Germany • These things were censored during WWII • These camps were designed for mass murder • A german word that means lightning warfare • Evil dictator who led Germany through WWII • ...

World War ll 2023-05-22

World War ll crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Why Japan wanted to expand
  2. Hitler to Mussolini
  3. Genocide of jewish
  4. Americas plan to reconstruct Europe
  5. Leader of germany
  6. Dropped atomic bomb
  7. Where a nuke was dropped
  8. Act that made Germany,Italy,Japan allies
  9. Normandy
  10. Another name for Hitler
  11. Soviet Leader
  12. People Hitler was against
Down
  1. Great Britain prime minister
  2. Italian Dictator
  3. Hitler's political system
  4. Lightning war
  5. American government system
  6. Name of conference to split germany
  7. Hitler's largest concentration camp
  8. Dictator of Japan
  9. Name of the trials to punish Nazis for war crimes

21 Clues: Normandy • Lightning war • Soviet Leader • Italian Dictator • Leader of germany • Dictator of Japan • Genocide of jewish • Hitler to Mussolini • Dropped atomic bomb • Another name for Hitler • Where a nuke was dropped • Hitler's political system • People Hitler was against • Why Japan wanted to expand • American government system • Great Britain prime minister • ...

World War 1 2023-07-17

World War 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. must at all times be equal or better than any two other navies combined
  2. extreme pride and affection for ones country
  3. all of the resources of a nation are organized for the one purpose
  4. the alliance between France, Russia, Britain
  5. ditches that offered protection against enemy fire but vulnerable to artillery attacks
  6. a terrorist organization that supported violent action to achieve its goal
  7. a close association of nations for the achievement of common objective
  8. to avoid a two front war, Germany attacks France in 6 weeks the proceeds to attack Russia through the neutral land Belgium
  9. unification of the Slavic peoples of the Balkans
  10. famous cheque where Germany expressed their support for Austria-Hungary no matter what
  11. the policy of making a countries armed forces very strong
  12. advancing and fully exposed to the enemy fire and their machine gun
Down
  1. competition to become the best equipped military
  2. development of industries in a country
  3. the alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
  4. continuous stalemates where it was impossible for one side to gain the upper hand
  5. the narrow strip between trenches
  6. where a country must fight on two distinct fronts
  7. a threat which states that one must meet certain conditions or face dire consequences
  8. extending the rule of authority of ones country over other counties or territories

20 Clues: the narrow strip between trenches • development of industries in a country • extreme pride and affection for ones country • the alliance between France, Russia, Britain • competition to become the best equipped military • unification of the Slavic peoples of the Balkans • where a country must fight on two distinct fronts • ...

World War I 2023-03-21

World War I crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Communist group that overthrew the Russian government
  2. Note/telegram that asked Mexico to attack the US
  3. Germans sunk this ship which enraged Americans
  4. Battle where Russia was destroyed, but gave France time
  5. WWI was the first time _ were used in warfare
  6. _ Campaign where Ottoman Empire joined the war
  7. Australians, New Zealanders, and Canadians who fought at Gallipoli
  8. The assassination of Franz _ led to WWI
  9. Vladimir _ was the leader of the Bolsheviks
  10. Outbreak of _ led to the deaths of 20-50 million people in WWI
Down
  1. US president Woodrow _ tried to remain neutral during WWI
  2. Most deadly battle of WWI
  3. _ gas was used to attack trenches
  4. This battle was known as the Death Race
  5. Treaty of _ ended WWI
  6. Much of WWI was a _ because neither side could make a lot of progress
  7. Tsar _ was the ruler of Russia during WWI
  8. This battle was meant to "bleed France white"
  9. _ was used to influence the public's opinion
  10. _ Campaign had 3 parts, fought in Belgium
  11. no-mans _ was the area between trenches
  12. _ Massacre where Ottomans killed 1,000,000 Armenians
  13. Battle where trench warfare began
  14. _ was responsible to fight Austria-Hungary

24 Clues: Treaty of _ ended WWI • Most deadly battle of WWI • _ gas was used to attack trenches • Battle where trench warfare began • This battle was known as the Death Race • no-mans _ was the area between trenches • The assassination of Franz _ led to WWI • Tsar _ was the ruler of Russia during WWI • _ Campaign had 3 parts, fought in Belgium • ...

World War II 2022-12-14

World War II crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Leader of America at the beginning of WWII
  2. The invasion of this country is the start of World War I
  3. Leader of American forces in Europe
  4. Last offensive of the German army in the West before the war ends
  5. Leader of American forces in the Pacific
  6. Leader of England during WWII
  7. Acquiring a territory as part of your own, ie Austria and Czechlosovakia
  8. Second city to have an atomic bomb dropped on them ending the war with Japan
  9. American leader at the end of WWII
  10. American strategy of capturing land in the Pacific to get closer to Japan
  11. Turning point of the war in the Pacific
  12. Turning point of war with Soviet Union
Down
  1. Living space was needed for the German people
  2. Bloody battle in the Pacific that was used as a staging point for the invasion of Okinawa
  3. America, England, Russia, and the French Resistance
  4. Attack on America that forced us into war
  5. Gave the President of America the power to sell or lend equipment to countries fighting the Axis Powers
  6. Leader of the Soviet Union
  7. Emporer of Japan
  8. America's position for the first two years of the war
  9. Pacifying someone by giving into their demands
  10. First city to have an atomic bomb dropped on them
  11. Leader of American forces in North Africa and Italy
  12. The idea that all Germans should be living in Germany
  13. General of the Japanese Army
  14. Country that invaded China and threated the US territory of the Philippines
  15. Leader of Germany
  16. Better known name for Operation Neptune where Allied forces land in Normandy, France.

28 Clues: Emporer of Japan • Leader of Germany • Leader of the Soviet Union • General of the Japanese Army • Leader of England during WWII • American leader at the end of WWII • Leader of American forces in Europe • Turning point of war with Soviet Union • Turning point of the war in the Pacific • Leader of American forces in the Pacific • Attack on America that forced us into war • ...

World War 1 2024-11-15

World War 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the war
  2. Nickname for the generation that fought in WW1
  3. Trenches were primarily on this front in France and Belgium
  4. Germany’s last major offensive campaign in 1918
  5. ocean liner sunk by a German U-boat in 1915
  6. Country where Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated
  7. System for mandatory enlistment in the military
Down
  1. Battle in 1916 with over one million casualties
  2. 1917 revolution that led Russia to withdraw from the war
  3. A secret communication from Germany encouraging Mexico to attack the U.S.
  4. French general who led Allied forces during the final part of WWI
  5. Nickname for American soldiers in WWI
  6. Woodrow Wilson’s proposed peace framework
  7. The alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire
  8. A country that joined the Allies in 1917
  9. Type of warfare with soldiers in long, narrow ditches
  10. 1919 agreement that placed heavy reparations on Germany
  11. Poisonous gas first used as a weapon in WWI
  12. where the treaty ending WWI was signed
  13. Type of military aircraft used for reconnaissance and combat

20 Clues: Nickname for American soldiers in WWI • where the treaty ending WWI was signed • A country that joined the Allies in 1917 • Woodrow Wilson’s proposed peace framework • Poisonous gas first used as a weapon in WWI • ocean liner sunk by a German U-boat in 1915 • Nickname for the generation that fought in WW1 • Battle in 1916 with over one million casualties • ...

World War I 2025-03-11

World War I crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Prevents access to trade
  2. Weapon that led to development of trenches
  3. Treaty that ended WWI
  4. Nation that exited the war early due to the Bolshevik Revolution
  5. ___________ Telegram
  6. Common name for a German submarine
  7. Cease fire
  8. “Clear and Present _________” est. by Schenck v. US
  9. Speech critical of the government
  10. Amendment challenged during WWI
  11. US President during WWI
  12. Obtained right to vote after WWI
  13. ___________ Gas introduced at the Battle of Ypres
  14. Supported neutrality
  15. Wanted US to enter WWI
  16. US entered the war on this side during WWI
  17. Number of years WWI lasted
  18. Spying to obtain political or military information
  19. ______ war; the complete mobilization of people & resources
  20. Mass movement of Black Americans to northern cities
  21. Widespread fear associated with communism
Down
  1. British passenger ship sunk by Germany submarines
  2. Process of preparing a nation for war
  3. Wilson’s ________ Points
  4. Organization created to prevent war; the US never joined it
  5. Event that sparked WWI
  6. Used for the fist time as a symbol of the US during WWI
  7. Information designed to influence public opinion
  8. German Kaiser during WWI
  9. Majority of WWI was fought here
  10. Another name for WWI
  11. Act passed to establish the draft
  12. Nation invaded by Germany en route to France
  13. Soldiers stopped in an unofficial cease fire on this holiday
  14. Established to conserve energy & fuel (abbreviation)
  15. Serbian nationalist group
  16. Name given to American soldiers in WWI
  17. Homeland of Franz Ferdinand
  18. ___________ Pledge
  19. Intense pride in one’s homeland
  20. Flower symbolizing the remembrance of WWI soldiers
  21. Area between the trenches
  22. Sold to Americans to finance the war
  23. _______ Gardens
  24. First introduced at the Battle of the Somme

45 Clues: Cease fire • _______ Gardens • ___________ Pledge • Another name for WWI • ___________ Telegram • Supported neutrality • Treaty that ended WWI • Event that sparked WWI • Wanted US to enter WWI • US President during WWI • Wilson’s ________ Points • Prevents access to trade • German Kaiser during WWI • Serbian nationalist group • Area between the trenches • Number of years WWI lasted • ...

World War One 2025-04-01

World War One crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Australia and New Zealand Army Corps
  2. When a country either builds up its military to be stronger than its rivals, or allows leaders of the military to start making government decisions.
  3. An agreement between two or more countries to support and defend each other during war.
  4. Information to persuade or influence people to one point of view.
  5. An artillery bullet or bomb
  6. A person killed or injured in war.
  7. Controlling or restricting the information that the public receives by banning certain topics in books, newspapers, movies, media etc.
  8. An extreme sense of pride in your country, including feeling that your country/race is superior to all others.
  9. Prisoner of War
Down
  1. Large-calibre guns used in warfare on land.
  2. A foreign person of thing
  3. An affectionate term for an Australian soldiers
  4. Australian Imperial Force
  5. Being forced by the government to enlist in the army.
  6. Returned Services League
  7. an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting
  8. An official written agreement between two countries.
  9. Fragments of a bomb, shell, or other object thrown out by an explosion
  10. Life in the home country while war is being fought abroad.
  11. The belief that stronger and more powerful countries should rule over weaker ones.

20 Clues: Prisoner of War • Returned Services League • A foreign person of thing • Australian Imperial Force • An artillery bullet or bomb • A person killed or injured in war. • Australia and New Zealand Army Corps • Large-calibre guns used in warfare on land. • An affectionate term for an Australian soldiers • An official written agreement between two countries. • ...

World War I 2025-05-01

World War I crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This nation was the first Central Power to surrender
  2. Money paid back by a nation or group to compensate for damage or injury
  3. Formal end to a war
  4. The way that soldiers communicated back home
  5. The name of the empire that was broken up and turned into Austria, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, and Hungary
  6. Archduke who was assassinated by the Black Hand
  7. deep devotion and sense of pride towards your country
  8. Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire
  9. The acronym for the 5 causes of World War I
  10. The nationality of the secret society that assassinated Franz Ferdinand
  11. The name of the treaty that ended WWI
  12. Intercepted by Britain, this promised Mexico southwest US territories if they joined the Central Powers
  13. This nation joined the Allies in 1917
  14. The country that received the most blame for WWI
  15. The most well known type of warfare in WWI
  16. France and Great Britain's main priority during the peace talks
  17. The front between Russia and Germany
  18. Germany surrendered on the ____ hour of the ____ day of the ____ month
  19. The idea of allowing people to decide for themselves what type of government they wanted
Down
  1. This refers to the section of the Treaty that took away Germany's colonies, limited their military size, and made them pay back reparations
  2. The name of the country
  3. This nation had an internal rebellion and left the war early
  4. Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, and the USA
  5. information designed to make people aligned with government interests during the war
  6. The last name of the president of the United States during WWI
  7. policy of glorifying military power and keeping an army ready for war
  8. The name of the Conference that discussed WWI peace treaties
  9. The front between Germany and France
  10. The United State's main priority during the peace talkings
  11. limiting the amount of certain goods (FOOD) to prevent shortages.
  12. The area known as the "powder keg of Europe" before WWI

31 Clues: Formal end to a war • The name of the country • The front between Germany and France • The front between Russia and Germany • The name of the treaty that ended WWI • This nation joined the Allies in 1917 • The most well known type of warfare in WWI • The acronym for the 5 causes of World War I • The way that soldiers communicated back home • ...

World War II 2023-04-14

World War II crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Led 16 B-2 Bombers into Tokyo
  2. Agreement between Russia and Germany
  3. German General who led in North Africa (Desert Fox)
  4. U.S Navy base in Hawaii; Attacked by Japan in 1941
  5. Marshal Admiral of the imperial Japanese Navy, Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet, until his death
  6. First Country to be invaded by Germany
  7. Prime Minister of Britain
  8. Leader of France
  9. Battle between Japan and the U.S in the Pacific
  10. Declaration of Principles from Churchill and Roosevelt
  11. Hitler's plan to break his pact with Russia
  12. Group of Anti Semetic-Facist who had Control of Germany during WWII
Down
  1. Battle between Britain and Germany
  2. Leader of Russia
  3. Beach where over 338,000 men were saved
  4. a battle between the Japanese and the U.S, It ended Japanese expansion into the east
  5. Naval Battle in the Pacific following the Attack on Pearl Harbor
  6. Commanded allied forces in the Asian Pacific during WWII
  7. Island that Japan had won from the Philippines and U.S
  8. Leader of the French-in-Exile
  9. Naive man who appeased Hitler before WWII
  10. "Lighting War"; Surprise Attacks from Air then Land
  11. Leader of Japan
  12. German Air Force
  13. Leader of Germany

25 Clues: Leader of Japan • Leader of Russia • Leader of France • German Air Force • Leader of Germany • Prime Minister of Britain • Led 16 B-2 Bombers into Tokyo • Leader of the French-in-Exile • Battle between Britain and Germany • Agreement between Russia and Germany • First Country to be invaded by Germany • Beach where over 338,000 men were saved • ...

World War One 2025-02-15

World War One crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Failed attack on Turkey in 1915
  2. German gunboat in the Second Moroccan (Agadir) Crisis (7)
  3. Assassin who shot Archduke Franz Ferdinand (7)
  4. The Kaiser on a white horse (7)
  5. British PM at the end of WWI (5,6)
  6. Australian and New Zealand troops (6)
  7. British volunteers (4,10)
  8. Britain, France and Russia together (6,7)
  9. First used by the Germans in 1915 (8,3)
  10. Plan to avoid a war on two fronts (10)
  11. Mutiny of German sailors (4)
  12. First World War battle in 1916 (5)
  13. Only major sea battle of WWI (7)
  14. Troublesome area of Austro-Hungarian Empire (7)
Down
  1. Led to food shortages in Germany (5,8)
  2. Joined the war in 1917 (7)
  3. Passenger Liner sunk in 1915 (9)
  4. Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy (6,8)
  5. City where Archduke Franz Ferdinand was murdered (8)
  6. Battleship before WWI (11)
  7. Germany's 'world policy' before WWI (11)
  8. Third Battle of Ypres in 1917 (13)
  9. German general (10)
  10. Whale oil rubbed on to prevent this (6,4)
  11. British Army commander in 1916 (4)
  12. Austria-Hungary annexed here in 1908 (6)

26 Clues: German general (10) • British volunteers (4,10) • Joined the war in 1917 (7) • Battleship before WWI (11) • Mutiny of German sailors (4) • Failed attack on Turkey in 1915 • The Kaiser on a white horse (7) • Passenger Liner sunk in 1915 (9) • Only major sea battle of WWI (7) • Third Battle of Ypres in 1917 (13) • British PM at the end of WWI (5,6) • ...

World War I 2025-01-27

World War I crossword puzzle
Across
  1. As many as 30 million people died in this sickness
  2. What was the fight when they were fighting for mere yards of ground
  3. Men regester randomly chosen for service of the war
  4. Telegram from german ambassador to mexico
  5. When people had to pay war damages
  6. Name one of the four long term causes of WWI thats starts with N
  7. May 1915 this boat was sunk by german u-boat
  8. Person who opposes war on moral grounds
  9. What is it called when Germany must accept sole responsibility for war
  10. Bloodiest war in history to date
  11. Name one of the four long term causes of WWI thats starts with I
Down
  1. Person who lead american expeditionary force
  2. What treaty created 9 new nations
  3. Name one of the four long term causes of WWI thats starts with M
  4. Destroyers escort merchant ships across the atlantic
  5. What was wilson's plan for world peace called
  6. communication designed to influence people Propaganda
  7. What were americans called when they joined the war
  8. Powder keg for europe
  9. Name one of the four long term causes of WWI thats starts with A

20 Clues: Powder keg for europe • Bloodiest war in history to date • What treaty created 9 new nations • When people had to pay war damages • Person who opposes war on moral grounds • Telegram from german ambassador to mexico • Person who lead american expeditionary force • May 1915 this boat was sunk by german u-boat • What was wilson's plan for world peace called • ...

World War Two 2025-02-26

World War Two crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Australia and New Zealand
  2. Taken people and tormenting them
  3. Work were made to do
  4. taking over someone elses propery
  5. friends, Britain, France
  6. a battle in Pappa New Guinea
  7. a wepon that was hand held
  8. depression a sad time, no money
  9. used to inflict damage on the enemy
  10. a fight between two groups
  11. bad man,chancellor of Gemany
  12. targetd bombing in britan
  13. was invaded
  14. death day
Down
  1. forcefull attack
  2. an agreement from britan
  3. A poster to infulence people
  4. the best place on earth
  5. fighting time
  6. the blamed land
  7. fighting people

21 Clues: death day • was invaded • fighting time • the blamed land • fighting people • forcefull attack • Work were made to do • the best place on earth • an agreement from britan • friends, Britain, France • Australia and New Zealand • targetd bombing in britan • a wepon that was hand held • a fight between two groups • A poster to infulence people • a battle in Pappa New Guinea • ...

World War 1 2025-09-24

World War 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a cause of the war when both sides are focused on building up their militaries
  2. the weapon introduced to war in 1916
  3. a part of the trench to stop enemy soldiers entering the trench
  4. a situation where movement or progress by opposing or competing parties seems impossible
  5. agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time
  6. a short term cause of the war which ended in the death of a person
  7. an agreement between two or more countries to support & defend each other
  8. psychological condition experienced by soldiers in WW1
  9. the alliance between Germany & Austria-Hungary & Italy
  10. battle location of one of Australia's most significant battles of WWI
  11. large-calibre guns used in warfare on land.
  12. the Archduke of Austria that was assassinated
  13. country who entered the war in 1917
Down
  1. the alliance between Britain & France & Russia
  2. the country that the man (Gavrillo Princip) who assassinated the archduke came from
  3. controlling or restricting the information that the public receives
  4. type of combat fought from trenches
  5. a cause of war when a country tries to expand their empire by taking over another country
  6. the theatre of war where most battles took place in France
  7. extreme sense of pride in your country including feeling that your country is superior to all others
  8. Information to persuade or influence people to one point of view

21 Clues: type of combat fought from trenches • country who entered the war in 1917 • the weapon introduced to war in 1916 • large-calibre guns used in warfare on land. • the Archduke of Austria that was assassinated • the alliance between Britain & France & Russia • psychological condition experienced by soldiers in WW1 • the alliance between Germany & Austria-Hungary & Italy • ...

World War I 2025-12-08

World War I crossword puzzle
Across
  1. — Deep ditches that defined Western Front warfare
  2. — Intense pride in one’s nation that increased tensions in Europe
  3. — British passenger ship sunk by Germany in 1915
  4. — His assassination in Sarajevo sparked World War I
  5. — Competition for colonies that heightened rivalries among European powers
  6. — Rapid-fire weapon that made charges deadly
  7. — Mandatory military service in many nations during WWI
  8. — One of the MAIN causes; nations promised to support each other
  9. — Territory between opposing trenches
  10. — Number of points in Woodrow Wilson’s postwar plan
  11. — German emperor during World War I
Down
  1. — Preparing a nation’s troops and supplies for war
  2. — German submarine that threatened Allied shipping
  3. — Building up armed forces; contributed to tension before WWI
  4. — First name of the assassin who killed the Archduke
  5. — Used by governments to shape public opinion during the war
  6. — Neither side gaining ground on the Western Front
  7. — Organization created to promote international peace after WWI
  8. — First name of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne assassinated in 1914
  9. — New weapon first mass-used in WWI

20 Clues: — New weapon first mass-used in WWI • — German emperor during World War I • — Territory between opposing trenches • — Rapid-fire weapon that made charges deadly • — British passenger ship sunk by Germany in 1915 • — Deep ditches that defined Western Front warfare • — Preparing a nation’s troops and supplies for war • — German submarine that threatened Allied shipping • ...

World War II 2025-12-05

World War II crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Longest serving Prime Minister in Canada
  2. Program in Canada that trained aircrew
  3. Canadian Airforce
  4. Series of battles in Italy
  5. A temporary policy that stops wage increase during wartime
  6. A program that trained spies, based in Canada
  7. A battleship that hunted u-boats and escorted convoys
  8. Code name: Operation Overlord
  9. Canadian and British plane named after a natural disaster
  10. Coastal Escort vessel
  11. System put in place by the Canadian government to divide goods to citizens
  12. Wartime tax used by the Canadian government to help the war effort
  13. Canadian government sold these to help
  14. The highest decoration in the Canadian decoration system
Down
  1. longest lasting battle during WWII
  2. A temporary hold on increasing price of goods or services
  3. The acronym put before the name of every Canadian ship
  4. Plane Named after the nickname of Sir Robert Mclean’s daughter
  5. Soldiers were rescued by battleships and British Citizens
  6. home or community garden during wartime
  7. Bloodiest Day in Canadian Military history
  8. Queen of Hurricanes
  9. Camp that held all "enemy aliens”
  10. Acronym for Canadian Navi
  11. Practical fashion for Women in Canada during WWII
  12. group of ships that travel together in a formation
  13. ships in the middle of a convoy that carry goods and supplies
  14. Volunteer groups that support soldiers by providing aid and making comfort items
  15. The first battle Canada fought in During WWII
  16. Minister of Everything

30 Clues: Canadian Airforce • Queen of Hurricanes • Coastal Escort vessel • Minister of Everything • Acronym for Canadian Navi • Series of battles in Italy • Code name: Operation Overlord • Camp that held all "enemy aliens” • longest lasting battle during WWII • Program in Canada that trained aircrew • Canadian government sold these to help • home or community garden during wartime • ...

World War II 2025-12-16

World War II crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Put in place by the Canadian government to stop employers pay from increasing
  2. Put in place by Canadian government to increase their revenue by taxing Canadian citizens
  3. Set up after the attacks on Pearl Harbor to isolate Japanese Canadians
  4. Longest lasting battle of World War II
  5. Canada sold these to Canadian citizens to help pay for the war effort
  6. Fast ship that if needed would go out and attack enemy ships or U-boats
  7. Acronym for the Canadian navy
  8. Same name as ohl team and was a popular plane in Canadian manufacturing
  9. Goal of this battle was to raid German sites (get in and get out)
  10. Groups that came together and made little supply bags to make things easier and more comfortable for soldiers
  11. First battle fought by Canadians in World War II
  12. Canadas Prime Minister during World War II
  13. acronym for Canadian women in the war industry
  14. Where families grew their own vegetables in gardens instead of flowers
  15. Canadian award given for bravery
Down
  1. A plane with the same name as a natural disaster
  2. Put in charge of production of Hurricanes and got the nickname "Queen of the Hurricanes"
  3. limits put on necessities by the Canadian government to conserve necessities for the war
  4. Ships that carry merchandise in the convoy to aid allied soldiers overseas
  5. Secret spy training site for allies, based in Canada
  6. Put in place by Canadian government to stop inflation
  7. The ship that led the convoy system and had lots of artillery aboard
  8. Canadas minister of everything
  9. A stylish but practical way to dress for women in World War II
  10. The amount of days Canada declared war on Germany after Britain and France
  11. Acronym for Canadian air force
  12. Soldiers had to leave guns behind and were rescued by Britain ships and citizen boats
  13. Acronym put before every Canadian battle ships name
  14. Canadian ships travelled in this form to defend from attacking German U-boats
  15. Flight training program for allies, based in Canada

30 Clues: Acronym for the Canadian navy • Canadas minister of everything • Acronym for Canadian air force • Canadian award given for bravery • Longest lasting battle of World War II • Canadas Prime Minister during World War II • acronym for Canadian women in the war industry • A plane with the same name as a natural disaster • First battle fought by Canadians in World War II • ...

World War I 2026-03-27

World War I crossword puzzle
Across
  1. acronym for militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism
  2. some historians believe that women's role in the war led to them getting what?
  3. Russia's ally who pulled them into the war after Ferdinand was killed
  4. helped the government by allowing them to use their company to help in the war effort
  5. Who was assassinated which marked the start of WWI
  6. wrokers that join together to achieve their goals
  7. the mobilization of an entire country’s resources, military and civilian, to achieve victory in war
  8. German group that directed the war efforts towards total war
  9. tactic where opposing sides dig into the ground and use the territory attack and defend themselves
  10. weapon made by Germany and France but France's was less reliable
  11. man that Wilhelm II fired in order to gain more control and favor for himself
Down
  1. increased money for their navy after Germany did the same
  2. alliance from before the war including Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
  3. Government policy of planning and restricting certain resources and goods
  4. alliance from before the war including Britain, France, and Russia
  5. this army kept their colors in their uniforms rather than changing them to camouflage themselves
  6. close range weapon that grew more popular during WWI
  7. these people took over jobs in the factories
  8. weapon essential to the war effort but they could not make enough fast enough
  9. bought by the people to fund the war
  10. used to influence another person and their decisions on the matter
  11. product Germany was focused on during the war

22 Clues: bought by the people to fund the war • these people took over jobs in the factories • product Germany was focused on during the war • wrokers that join together to achieve their goals • Who was assassinated which marked the start of WWI • close range weapon that grew more popular during WWI • increased money for their navy after Germany did the same • ...

2018 In Review 2018-12-27

2018 In Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Winter Olympics were held in this country, Feb 9-25.
  2. This California fire destroyed almost 19,000 buildings in early November.
  3. Location of this year's FIFA World Cup, June 24-July 15.
  4. Actor sentenced to 3-10 years on 3 counts of aggravated assault on September 15. (2 words)
  5. Country that allowed women to drive on June 24. (2 words)
  6. Demonstrations in 900 cities against gun violence, called "March for Our _____".
  7. This private intergalactic space travel company launched the Falcon Heavy into space in FL on February 6.
  8. Famous physicist & cosmologist who died on March 14.
  9. This royal married Meghan Markle on May 19. (2 words)
  10. Number of youth soccer players trapped in a cave in Thailand, rescued July 10.
  11. This country legalized the sale and use of cannabis on October 16.
  12. Comic book creator that died on November 12. (2 words)
Down
  1. Former President that passed away on November 30. (2 words)
  2. First Lady that passed away on April 17. (2 words)
  3. Hurricane that touched down on Mexico Beach, FL with winds of 155 mph on October 10.
  4. Famous inventor that made a child-sized submarine to rescue the soccer team trapped in a Thai cave. (2 words)
  5. Mustachioed "Smokey and the Bandit" actor that died on September 6. (2 words)
  6. Queen of Soul that passed away on August 16.
  7. Country that won the World Cup, July 15.
  8. "Maverick" Arizona senator and war hero that died on August 25. (2 words)
  9. The first public company to achieve market capitalization of $1 trillion, August 2.
  10. NASA's InSight probe successfully lands on the surface of this planet on November 26.
  11. Russian President who was elected for a fourth term, March 18.

23 Clues: Country that won the World Cup, July 15. • Queen of Soul that passed away on August 16. • First Lady that passed away on April 17. (2 words) • Famous physicist & cosmologist who died on March 14. • This royal married Meghan Markle on May 19. (2 words) • Comic book creator that died on November 12. (2 words) • The Winter Olympics were held in this country, Feb 9-25. • ...

world war two 2011-12-22

world war two crossword puzzle
Across
  1. laws saying jews werent german citizens
  2. a bomb with huge explosive power
  3. the scheme to try and eliminate all jews in europe
  4. the canadians beach that they had to take in the d day battle
  5. the mass murder of millions of people by the germans
  6. the dictator of the soviet union
  7. a job that canadian women did in the war that included them running into the field to retrive soldiers
  8. civilian sailors
  9. amunition, weapons, supplies and equipment
  10. limiting the amount of purchases or use of certain items
  11. the bombing of germany at all times
  12. forcing of men into the armed forces that would not go willingly
  13. groups of supply ships from canada with escorts for protection
  14. first battle canadians fought in world war two
  15. the total surrender of japan
  16. german bombers and fighters
  17. dropped behind enemy lines from airplanes to neutralize the enemy
  18. all sides take a 6 month break "phony war"
  19. camps that japenese canadians were held after the pearl harbour bombing
  20. the act of returning immagrants to their home lands
  21. the agreement made by usa and britain to help britain without getting the usa involved in the war
  22. the attack on this place got the usa invloved in world war two
  23. the day the war in europe was over
Down
  1. prime minister of canada in world war two
  2. series of laws passed by the government to do special things that they could not before
  3. a top secret operation america and the allies did to create the atomic bomb
  4. bombed germany every night in the round the clock bombing operation
  5. hitlers party that helped him with the holocaust
  6. a canadian regiment sent to help out in the hong kong battle
  7. refering to a country mobilizing all their resourses
  8. the german word meaning lightning war
  9. vote on conscription king held
  10. american bomber that dropped the atomic bombs
  11. used to describe women who took over mens jobs while they were at war
  12. a japan city that got bombed
  13. rays of energy gave off by the atomic bombs
  14. very persasive advertising supporting one belief
  15. the allied raid on germany along the french coast teseting german defences
  16. the canadian division attack on sicily from the sea
  17. a person who believes in settling disputes by any means but violence
  18. distruction of all crops while a country retreats
  19. people who were removed from there houses
  20. terrible place were the jews were held during the holocaust
  21. singling out a group or person who is differnt
  22. people leaving there country to go to another
  23. the largest ampibious battle in history
  24. people who served in the armed forces during world war two
  25. dictator of germany in world war two
  26. another city in japan bomed with the atomic bomb
  27. women who married canadian service men overseas
  28. invention used in the rcaf

51 Clues: civilian sailors • invention used in the rcaf • german bombers and fighters • a japan city that got bombed • the total surrender of japan • vote on conscription king held • a bomb with huge explosive power • the dictator of the soviet union • the day the war in europe was over • the bombing of germany at all times • dictator of germany in world war two • ...

world war l 2013-01-10

world war l crossword puzzle
Across
  1. won the battle of tannenberg
  2. Everyone and thing is involved
  3. males needed for war at the age of 18
  4. two part to the name
  5. group of people who protect
  6. victory or defeat?
  7. constantly attacking and wearing down the enemy
  8. waited for enemies in these
  9. push to bring Paul von Hindenburg
  10. fighting from dugouts
Down
  1. a group larger than an army
  2. assassinated by a member of the black hand
  3. help from other countries
  4. pride in one's country
  5. devised a plan to split Russian forces
  6. battle between Germany and France
  7. the need to civilize
  8. posters of good or bad
  9. Europe's greatest powers formed this group
  10. the act of getting ready for war
  11. another name for UK
  12. the other group of allies
  13. battle of countries
  14. the German won this battle; Russian defeat
  15. lice caused?, people didn't know why they got this

25 Clues: victory or defeat? • another name for UK • battle of countries • the need to civilize • two part to the name • fighting from dugouts • pride in one's country • posters of good or bad • help from other countries • the other group of allies • a group larger than an army • group of people who protect • waited for enemies in these • won the battle of tannenberg • ...

World War I 2013-01-10

World War I crossword puzzle
Across
  1. disease caused by lice.
  2. British officer who persuaded Arab princes to revolt.
  3. Russian, French, and British alliance.
  4. competition between two or more countries usually for land.
  5. military draft
  6. one of the main causes of World War I.
  7. man who assured Americans won't land on Europe.
  8. agreement between nations.
  9. military strength
  10. man assassinated in Serbia.
Down
  1. fighting from trenches that was dug up.
  2. Germans and French battled here.
  3. everyone getting alone without violence.
  4. US President during World War I.
  5. man behind the "Schlieffen Plan."
  6. person in military that can't fight because of wounds, death, or sickness.
  7. athlete's foot
  8. alliance formed with Triple Entente and Italians after Italy betrays Central Powers.
  9. to kill someone suddenly or secretly
  10. another term for "Central Powers."
  11. the Czar of Russia.
  12. Austria-Hungary archduke's assassin.
  13. Germans and Russians battled here.
  14. country fully supported by Russia.
  15. to select people to perform compulsory services (Army).

25 Clues: military draft • athlete's foot • military strength • the Czar of Russia. • disease caused by lice. • agreement between nations. • man assassinated in Serbia. • Germans and French battled here. • US President during World War I. • man behind the "Schlieffen Plan." • another term for "Central Powers." • Germans and Russians battled here. • country fully supported by Russia. • ...

World War I 2013-01-11

World War I crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A way of telling a fact to someone else
  2. The second group formed in response to a previous group formed
  3. a Belgium soldier that were picking off German soldiers
  4. a condition soldiers have to go through living in trenches
  5. Germany considered Russia an enemy after this action
  6. disease on feet because living in trenches
  7. The cocky Russian generals lost this battle
  8. soldiers live in trenches eat this most of the time
  9. in times of peace, this action was considered an act of war
  10. The man who supported Serbia and mobolized forces for them
  11. this is mine (theoretically)
  12. something countries or nations do when their military lacks manpower
Down
  1. a mass problem in a country
  2. peace to eat
  3. disease causes from the lice
  4. to beg or ask someone to do a favor
  5. soldiers have to live in these for months during war
  6. a chore soldier takes turn to do to watch if there's arrivers
  7. The team formed after the assasination of an archduke
  8. One of the main reasons Austria-Hungary wanted to declare war on Serbia
  9. the beginning of a new war tactic was created after this battle
  10. Assasinated target by chance meeting
  11. excitive or having a lot of motivation to do something
  12. a big war cause by World War I
  13. a really strong weapon that Germans developed 1st

25 Clues: peace to eat • a mass problem in a country • disease causes from the lice • this is mine (theoretically) • a big war cause by World War I • to beg or ask someone to do a favor • Assasinated target by chance meeting • A way of telling a fact to someone else • disease on feet because living in trenches • The cocky Russian generals lost this battle • ...

World War II 2013-04-23

World War II crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Code talkers used the Navajo language to send secret codes
  2. declared that any means of defense, including warships, which belonged to a friendly belligerent could be refitted or repaired in the U.S.
  3. the U.S., Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and China
  4. first black commander of the 99th
  5. United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural organization
  6. what began as soon as the World War II ended
  7. Germany Italy and Japan
  8. Government issue the nickname for the average American soldier
  9. the slaughter of the Jews
  10. “Sitting down war”
  11. Hitlers autobiography
  12. Who proclaimed himself to be “Der Fuhrer” and transformed Germany into a totalitarian state?
  13. Victory over Japan
Down
  1. warrior class
  2. Sea Lion Hitler's plan to invade and conquer Great Britain
  3. women who helped in plants
  4. the 442nd Regimnental Combat Team
  5. “lightning war”
  6. What dictator seized control of the government in Italy in 1922?
  7. Who was the dictator of Russia that launched the “Five-Year Plans”?
  8. What was another name for the National Socialist German Workers Party
  9. Where United Nations was thought up
  10. The union of soviet socialists republics
  11. pilots flying suicidal planes loaded with explosives
  12. exercises total control of political economic cultural religious and social activities

25 Clues: warrior class • “lightning war” • “Sitting down war” • Victory over Japan • Hitlers autobiography • Germany Italy and Japan • the slaughter of the Jews • women who helped in plants • the 442nd Regimnental Combat Team • first black commander of the 99th • Where United Nations was thought up • The union of soviet socialists republics • what began as soon as the World War II ended • ...

World War II 2013-03-23

World War II crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Benito Mussolini is the leader of this country
  2. U.S general in charge of the Pacific Theater War
  3. The Battle of the _____ was one of the final battles fought on the Eastern Front of Europe
  4. The Marine Corps Memorial Island
  5. The other name for the Invasion of Normandy
  6. The U.S helped european countries recover with the ____________plan
  7. The war with the Soviet Union was called the Eastern _______ by the Germans
  8. The U.S general of the invasion of Normandy who later became President
  9. Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
  10. The American president who decided to drop the Atomic Bomb
  11. The initials of the U.S president
  12. Blitzkrieg in german means _________ war
  13. World War II began when Germany invaded this country
Down
  1. Leader of germany
  2. Germany, Italy, Japan
  3. When millions of Jews were killed
  4. Hitlers German title meaning leader
  5. The British _____ Air Force defended the Germans in the Battle of Britain
  6. The Americans joined the war when the Japanese bombed this place
  7. Britain, America, Soviet Union
  8. Jews were forced into __________ camps
  9. Winston _________
  10. Hirohito was emperor of this country
  11. Leader of the Soviet Union
  12. Rosie the _______ was the symbol of women working in the factories

25 Clues: Leader of germany • Winston _________ • Germany, Italy, Japan • Leader of the Soviet Union • Britain, America, Soviet Union • The Marine Corps Memorial Island • When millions of Jews were killed • The initials of the U.S president • Hitlers German title meaning leader • Hirohito was emperor of this country • Jews were forced into __________ camps • ...

World War II 2013-05-02

World War II crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The three men who attended the Yalta Conference were Churchill, Roosevelt, & ___
  2. means "Divine Wind"
  3. Operation Overlord today is known as ______
  4. The Battle of Leyte Gulf is the same as the Battle of ____ Sea
  5. signed a nonaggression pact with Russia
  6. Operation Barbarossa was the name given to Germany's invasion of this country
  7. abbreviation for women's Army Auxilary Corps
  8. means "Way of the Gods"
  9. operation title for the assassination attempt of Hitler
Down
  1. poor area of housing where the Jews lived
  2. leader of Hitler's SS was Heinrich _________
  3. which conference called for the unconditional surrender of the Axis Powers
  4. code name for the US development of the atomic bomb
  5. means "domination of society by a people deemed racially superior by purging out those inferior
  6. lightning war
  7. last major Allied campaign in the South West Pacific
  8. invasion of this country is what started the war
  9. code name for the allied invasion of North Africa was Operation ________
  10. Germany's secret police
  11. German-born man who alerted the US president that Germany was might be developing nuclear weapons

20 Clues: lightning war • means "Divine Wind" • Germany's secret police • means "Way of the Gods" • signed a nonaggression pact with Russia • poor area of housing where the Jews lived • Operation Overlord today is known as ______ • leader of Hitler's SS was Heinrich _________ • abbreviation for women's Army Auxilary Corps • invasion of this country is what started the war • ...

World War II 2014-04-23

World War II crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Pilots who deliberately crashed their planes into American ships
  2. Temporary imprisonment of members of a specific group
  3. Helped kindle hope for American military in pacific
  4. Giving up completley without concessions
  5. where prisoners were systematically exterminated
  6. international agreement governing the treatment of wounded soldiers and prisoners of war
  7. Allies hit Germany in force. Occurred on June 6th, 1944
  8. Attacked by Japanese
Down
  1. an organization that many had hoped would succeed where the leage of nations failed
  2. Named for the city that served as the center of Nazism
  3. Development of the atomic bomb
  4. Capturing Japanese held island in a steady path toward japan
  5. War in the Bataan peninsula
  6. of War Information Worked closely with the media to encourage support of war effort
  7. where members of specifically designated groups were confined
  8. African American fighter squadron
  9. Flying in the night to avoid being shot down
  10. worked with Red Cross to save thousands of Eastern European Jews
  11. the big three agreed that Poland, Bulgaria, and Romania would hold free elections
  12. Bringing laborers from Mexico to America to work on farms

20 Clues: Attacked by Japanese • War in the Bataan peninsula • Development of the atomic bomb • African American fighter squadron • Giving up completley without concessions • Flying in the night to avoid being shot down • where prisoners were systematically exterminated • Helped kindle hope for American military in pacific • Temporary imprisonment of members of a specific group • ...

World War 1 2014-02-20

World War 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. To cover the costs of of the war
  2. President of the Untied States at the time
  3. Fighting from ditches protected by barbed wire
  4. Began as a small faction of a Marxist party called the Russian Social Democrats
  5. Systems directed by government agencies
  6. Was known for his military plan called Schlieffen plan
  7. The process of assembling troops and marking them ready for war
  8. Plan A military plan that General Alfred von Sclieffen made
  9. An entente between France, Great-Britain and Russia in 1907
  10. Emperor of Germany Emperor
Down
  1. A military draft
  2. He ordered on July 28 Russian army against Austria-Hungary
  3. uneducated Siberian peasant who claimed to be a holy man
  4. Were councils composed of representatives from the workers and soldiers
  5. The heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary
  6. A war based on wearing the other side down by constant attack and heavy losses
  7. Ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause
  8. 19 year old Bosnianserb succeeded in shooting both archduke and his wife
  9. Wife of Czar Nicholas II
  10. A war that involves the complete mobilization of resource
  11. Southwest of Constantinople

21 Clues: A military draft • Wife of Czar Nicholas II • Emperor of Germany Emperor • Southwest of Constantinople • To cover the costs of of the war • Systems directed by government agencies • The heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary • President of the Untied States at the time • Fighting from ditches protected by barbed wire • Was known for his military plan called Schlieffen plan • ...

World war I 2014-03-14

World war I crossword puzzle
Across
  1. battlefield.
  2. to live.
  3. A series of proposals in which U.S, president Woodrow Wilson  outlined
  4. information or material spread to advance a cause or damage an opponent’s
  5. A form of warfare in which opposing fight each other from trenches dug in
  6. A form of warfare in which Germany sank without
  7. An international association formed after WWI with the goal of
  8. In WWI, the nations of Great Britain, France and Russia. And other
  9. any ship found in an enemy’s waters.
  10. effort.
  11. a policy or practice by which a country increases its power by gaining control over other areas of the world
  12. Serbian nationalist/terrorist group responsible for the assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand which resulted in the start of World War I.
Down
  1. A military alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy.
  2. A military alliance between Great Britain, France and Russia
  3. The heir of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire who was assassinated.
  4. a patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts.
  5. The peace treaty signed by Germany and the Allied Powers after
  6. for war.
  7. fought on their side (Bulgaria and Turkey).
  8. who fought on their side (Italy and Japan).
  9. In WWI, the nations of Germany and Austria-Hungary and other nations
  10. The freedom of a people to decide under what form of government they
  11. A policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army always
  12. a union between people, groups, countries, etc. : a relationship in which people agree to work together
  13. A conflict in which the participating countries devote all their resources to the
  14. plan for achieving a lasting peace after WWI.
  15. peace among nations.

27 Clues: effort. • to live. • for war. • battlefield. • peace among nations. • any ship found in an enemy’s waters. • fought on their side (Bulgaria and Turkey). • who fought on their side (Italy and Japan). • a patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts. • plan for achieving a lasting peace after WWI. • A form of warfare in which Germany sank without • ...

WORLD WAR I 2014-05-08

WORLD WAR I crossword puzzle
Across
  1. member if 3 different alliances
  2. Did not make a part of the triple entente
  3. A political ideology, economic system and theory of history, developed in the 1800s by Karl Marx
  4. the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military
  5. a thing designed or used for inflicting bodily harm or physical damage
  6. assassinated the archduke francis ferdinand
  7. Seeking and/or enjoying popular support; appealing to the people
  8. Government control or restrictions on the media or publishing, the banning of dissent or criticism
  9. is a tolerance attributable to a lack of involvement
  10. Acronym for the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, a joint national force assembled in 1915 to participate in the Gallipoli campaign
  11. The process where a society or state enacts policies to enable it to become more modern, either in political, economic, industrial or technological terms Monarchy Any political system where at least some executive power is vested in a hereditary monarch, who is also the head of state.
  12. One who campaigns to obtain the right to vote; usually refers to women’s reform groups and activists in Britain in the first quarter of the 20th century
  13. they stopped fighting for the night and celebrated together
  14. Leader of france at the time of World war I
  15. A defensive post, an earth bunker or concrete shelter, designed to house riflemen or machine-gunners
  16. The rear of a trench, the side furthest away from the enemy line
  17. The process where a society or state enacts policies to enable it to become more modern, either in political, economic, industrial or technological terms
  18. A small, hand-held bomb with a short fuse, able to be primed and then thrown at the enemy
  19. Steel balls or fragments from an exploding artillery shell, which injure or kill nearby personnel
  20. The name of the German king or emperor, derived from the Latin ‘Caesar’
  21. A period in history involving dramatic political, social and/or economic change within a particular nation or region
  22. A term for an aerial gun battle between aircraft, particularly during World War I
  23. The process of preparing for war, requiring the enlistment, training, equipping and movement of large numbers of troops.
Down
  1. patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts,feeling pride for your country
  2. In the late nineteenth century, the major industrialized states used their increasing economic and technological power to build up stocks of modern weapons such as machine guns and battleships
  3. A bulge or projection out from a trench line, and thus the point closest to the enemy
  4. Type of artillery gun capable of protecting shells at considerable heights and ranges
  5. A concerted bombardment of a trenchline, front or area, usually with artillery
  6. Describes a conflict where both sides attempt to wear down or exhaust the other, without attempting a decisive assault or attempt at victorY
  7. president od france during Worl War I
  8. A foreign policy approach where a nation does not commit to alliances and/or avoids ‘taking sides’ in international disputes
  9. Europe’s diplomatic organisation before 1914 and its heavy commitment to alliances, allegedly as a deterrent to war
  10. elating to, or characterized by industry
  11. where they first used modern tanks
  12. The act of requiring citizens to perform compulsory military service, especially in times of war
  13. joined by or relating to members of a team
  14. A political-economic system where a powerful nation conquers
  15. Payments of money or goods made for deaths, injuries and destruction inflicted during a war
  16. the german fleet of ships was known as the...
  17. American president during World War I
  18. french commander durin World War I
  19. A term derived from chess, meaning that both sides cannot advance; a deadlock or ‘stand-off’
  20. Words, documents or images intended to persuade, often through distortion or misrepresentation
  21. Derogatory term for Germans, a reference to barbaric warriors of the early Middle Ages.
  22. The betrayal of a nation or leader, often in a time of war
  23. the longest battle in World War I
  24. Yje king of Germany during World War I
  25. Any political system where at least some executive power is vested in a hereditary monarch, who is also the head of state
  26. Sections of an army comprised of soldiers who advance or move about on foot

49 Clues: member if 3 different alliances • the longest battle in World War I • where they first used modern tanks • french commander durin World War I • president od france during Worl War I • American president during World War I • Yje king of Germany during World War I • elating to, or characterized by industry • Did not make a part of the triple entente • ...

WORLD WAR I 2014-05-05

WORLD WAR I crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Words, documents or images intended to persuade, often through distortion or misrepresentation
  2. The betrayal of a nation or leader, often in a time of war
  3. A foreign policy approach where a nation does not commit to alliances and/or avoids ‘taking sides’ in international disputes
  4. A bulge or projection out from a trench line, and thus the point closest to the enemy
  5. One who campaigns to obtain the right to vote; usually refers to women’s reform groups and activists in Britain in the first quarter of the 20th century
  6. Did not make a part of the triple entente
  7. they stopped fighting for the night and celebrated together
  8. A political ideology, economic system and theory of history, developed in the 1800s by Karl Marx
  9. American president during World War I
  10. A term for an aerial gun battle between aircraft, particularly during World War I
  11. A political-economic system where a powerful nation conquers
  12. A small, hand-held bomb with a short fuse, able to be primed and then thrown at the enemy
  13. assassinated the archduke francis ferdinand
  14. a thing designed or used for inflicting bodily harm or physical damage
  15. The process where a society or state enacts policies to enable it to become more modern, either in political, economic, industrial or technological terms
  16. the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military
  17. Any political system where at least some executive power is vested in a hereditary monarch, who is also the head of state
  18. Leader of france at the time of World war I
  19. Seeking and/or enjoying popular support; appealing to the people
  20. A period in history involving dramatic political, social and/or economic change within a particular nation or region
  21. Yje king of Germany during World War I
  22. Acronym for the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, a joint national force assembled in 1915 to participate in the Gallipoli campaign
  23. the german fleet of ships was known as the...
  24. Derogatory term for Germans, a reference to barbaric warriors of the early Middle Ages.
  25. The process of preparing for war, requiring the enlistment, training, equipping and movement of large numbers of troops.
  26. the longest battle in World War I
Down
  1. Payments of money or goods made for deaths, injuries and destruction inflicted during a war
  2. where they first used modern tanks
  3. The act of requiring citizens to perform compulsory military service, especially in times of war
  4. member if 3 different alliances
  5. french commander durin World War I
  6. The rear of a trench, the side furthest away from the enemy line
  7. In the late nineteenth century, the major industrialized states used their increasing economic and technological power to build up stocks of modern weapons such as machine guns and battleships
  8. elating to, or characterized by industry
  9. is a tolerance attributable to a lack of involvement
  10. The name of the German king or emperor, derived from the Latin ‘Caesar’
  11. joined by or relating to members of a team
  12. Government control or restrictions on the media or publishing, the banning of dissent or criticism
  13. Describes a conflict where both sides attempt to wear down or exhaust the other, without attempting a decisive assault or attempt at victorY
  14. Sections of an army comprised of soldiers who advance or move about on foot
  15. A defensive post, an earth bunker or concrete shelter, designed to house riflemen or machine-gunners
  16. patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts,feeling pride for your country
  17. A concerted bombardment of a trenchline, front or area, usually with artillery
  18. The process where a society or state enacts policies to enable it to become more modern, either in political, economic, industrial or technological terms Monarchy Any political system where at least some executive power is vested in a hereditary monarch, who is also the head of state.
  19. president od france during Worl War I
  20. Europe’s diplomatic organisation before 1914 and its heavy commitment to alliances, allegedly as a deterrent to war
  21. A term derived from chess, meaning that both sides cannot advance; a deadlock or ‘stand-off’
  22. Type of artillery gun capable of protecting shells at considerable heights and ranges
  23. Steel balls or fragments from an exploding artillery shell, which injure or kill nearby personnel

49 Clues: member if 3 different alliances • the longest battle in World War I • where they first used modern tanks • french commander durin World War I • American president during World War I • president od france during Worl War I • Yje king of Germany during World War I • elating to, or characterized by industry • Did not make a part of the triple entente • ...

World War 1 2014-05-15

World War 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A situation in which neither party can move forward (9)
  2. The term used to describe the strategy to leave your trench and charge your opponent (4-3-3)
  3. The gathering and accumulation of arms/weapons (10)
  4. A condition of the feet caused by standing in wet mud for lengthy periods (6,4)
  5. The narrow waterway between the Aegean Sea and the Sea of Marmara so important to Britain and Turkey (11)
  6. France, Britain and Russia were part of this alliance (6, 7)
  7. The German plan used to avoid war on two fronts (10)
  8. Dangerous territory that no-one can claim (10)
  9. The process of signing up for service voluntarily (10)
  10. The Arch Duke assassinated prior to World War 1 (5,9)
  11. Austria-Hungary, Italy and which third country made up the Triple Alliance
  12. One of the MAIN causes of WW1 (9)
  13. A regiment of troops that travelled on horseback but fought on the ground (5,5)
  14. An unseen soldier firing on the opposing force (6)
  15. The month ANZACS withdrew from Gallipoli (8)
  16. The blade attached to the front of the rifle (7)
  17. Wooden planks used along the bottom of trenches (10)
Down
  1. The word abreviated to 'I' in AIF (8)
  2. The role available to women in WW1 (5)
  3. Those killed, wounded or captured during wartime (10)
  4. The collective name for Australian and New Zealander troops (5)
  5. Devotion to and support for one's country (10)
  6. The acronym used to remember the four causes leading to the outbreak of WW1 (4)
  7. The area between France and Germany where several battles took place (3)(7)(5)
  8. One who was opposed to war in Australia: ________(5) Unionist
  9. An agreement between opposing sides to stop fighting in preparation for making peace (9)
  10. One of the MAIN causes of WW1 involving the desire for countries to increase their territories (11)
  11. A WW1 chemical weapon (7,3)
  12. One of the battles at Gallipoli during August 1915 (8)

29 Clues: A WW1 chemical weapon (7,3) • One of the MAIN causes of WW1 (9) • The word abreviated to 'I' in AIF (8) • The role available to women in WW1 (5) • The month ANZACS withdrew from Gallipoli (8) • Devotion to and support for one's country (10) • Dangerous territory that no-one can claim (10) • The blade attached to the front of the rifle (7) • ...

World War I 2014-11-22

World War I crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Person opposed to the use of war or violence to settle disputes
  2. This type of warfare involved poisonous gases.
  3. Strong pride of your country
  4. Use of ideas or facts to persuade people to support your cause.
  5. Clemenceau was the _____ leader.
  6. Archduke ____ was assassinated to spark the war.
  7. No Man's Land is the area between opposing _______.
  8. The leader of Italy during the war.
  9. ______ is the act of assembling and organizing natural resource.
  10. The Treaty of _____ ended the war and blamed Germany for World War I.
  11. "A war to end all wars." who stated this.
  12. The countries that stayed out the wars were ____.
  13. Germans called these U-Boats.
  14. Lloyd George was the ___ Prime Minister.
  15. The _____ of the war is 1918.
  16. What ship sank that was one of the causes of the US joining the war?
  17. A ____ war is the channeling of a nation's entire resources into a war effort.
  18. Germany "kings"
  19. A victory with no clear winner.
  20. Got the vote after World War I.
Down
  1. Payment for damages after a war.
  2. The ______ Telegram was a message sent to Mexico from Germany.
  3. Drafting of civilians to serve in the army.
  4. The ___ of Nations was a peace organization which was an idea of Wilson.
  5. Czar of Russia during the war.
  6. Masks This was made in an attempt to prevent chemical warfare.
  7. This were used to cross No Man's Land easier without as many deaths.
  8. The ____ Points was Woodrow Wilson's peace plan.
  9. The act of building up arms.
  10. This type of warfare had terrible health conditions for soldiers.
  11. The ____ of the war is 1916.
  12. A state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms.A state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms.
  13. _____ caused Germany to join the war to help Austria-Hungary.
  14. The ____ of Versailles was signed in 1919.
  15. War ___ certificates sold to pay for the war.
  16. States Who entered the war during 1917?
  17. Britain, France, US, Russia and Italy were called the ____ Powers.
  18. A deadlock region in northern France that was well known as ______ Front.

38 Clues: Germany "kings" • Strong pride of your country • The act of building up arms. • The ____ of the war is 1916. • Germans called these U-Boats. • The _____ of the war is 1918. • Czar of Russia during the war. • A victory with no clear winner. • Got the vote after World War I. • Payment for damages after a war. • Clemenceau was the _____ leader. • The leader of Italy during the war. • ...

World War Z 2014-07-18

World War Z crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / injury or damage or resulting from some judgement or action of another in disregard of one's rights
  2. Has a trunk
  3. / to detain or exclude
  4. Large marsupial
  5. / a body formed by the coalescing of originally distinct elements
  6. / covering completely or broadly
  7. / a prohibition against touchin, saying, or doing something for fear of immediate harm from a supernatural force
  8. Likes to chase mice
  9. Flying mammal
  10. Man's best friend
  11. Has a trunk
  12. / inspired by patriotism
Down
  1. / a movement seeking equal rights
  2. / difficult to understand or percieve
  3. / to restore or return to the country of origin, allegiance, or citizenship
  4. Flying mammal
  5. Likes to chase mice
  6. / The collection and editing of news for presentation through the media
  7. / to attack especially with artillery or bombers
  8. / Relating to a houshold and its management
  9. / typically designating an unidentified generic, or unfamiliar person or thing
  10. / an underground reservoir for liquid waste
  11. / To injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting tearing, or crushing

23 Clues: Has a trunk • Has a trunk • Flying mammal • Flying mammal • Large marsupial • Man's best friend • Likes to chase mice • Likes to chase mice • / to detain or exclude • / inspired by patriotism • / covering completely or broadly • / a movement seeking equal rights • / difficult to understand or percieve • / Relating to a houshold and its management • ...

World War II 2013-05-20

World War II crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the flight school in Canada that trained Allies to fly planes for war
  2. the Canadian prime minister during the time of the second war
  3. the American base in Hawaii where Japan launched an air attack
  4. Canadians on the home front grow their own vegetables in these to save money on food
  5. the German air force that bombed London, England and its airfields
  6. a large operation made up of smaller ones used to distract the NAZIs
  7. the treaty that Hitler violated which was a cause of WWII
  8. the law that forbids sexual relations between Jews Germans
  9. the period of time when no fighting took place between Germany and the Allies in 1939
  10. the Canadian women worked as these at the front lines where they helped soldiers medically
  11. German submarines that attacked Allied ships underwater
  12. a term used to describe men conscripted for home defence in Canada
  13. the battle where Allied troops retreated to a beach where British boats had to save them
Down
  1. British spies that acted as Germans to give German troops false information about Allies
  2. the lightning warfare to overwhelm opposition
  3. Canada created the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion during this civil war
  4. the encryption device used by U-boats to communicate with other German troops
  5. these wartime campaigns persuaded Canadians on the home front that war was necessary
  6. Canada was assigned to capture this Italian port from the NAZIs during operation overload
  7. the dictator who took control over Italy during the second world war
  8. letters, telegrams, and media were controlled in case information got out to enemies
  9. Canadians were encouraged to conserve and re-use this material used for tires
  10. the man put in charge of making sure goods were produced quickly and properly during WWII
  11. Solution the plan created by the NAZIs to exterminate the Jews of Europe
  12. the beach in Normandy, France where Canada landed on D-Day
  13. the Canadian doctor who was asked to leave Spain because he didn't listen to orders
  14. Canada sent supplies to Britain across the ocean but German U-boats interfered with the transport during this long battle
  15. on September 10, 1939 this country declared war on Germany
  16. the battle where the surviving Canadian troops were put into Japanese prison camps
  17. this battle was the bloodiest and greatest sacrifice to Canadian lives during war and only lasted 6 hours

30 Clues: the lightning warfare to overwhelm opposition • German submarines that attacked Allied ships underwater • the treaty that Hitler violated which was a cause of WWII • the beach in Normandy, France where Canada landed on D-Day • the law that forbids sexual relations between Jews Germans • on September 10, 1939 this country declared war on Germany • ...

World War II 2013-05-20

World War II crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the man put in charge of making sure goods were produced quickly and properly during WWII
  2. the dictator who took control over Italy during the second world war
  3. British spies that acted as Germans to give German troops false information about Allies
  4. the period of time when no fighting took place between Germany and the Allies in 1939
  5. Canadians on the home front grow their own vegetables in these to save money on food
  6. the battle where the surviving Canadian troops were put into Japanese prison camps
  7. the German air force that bombed London, England and its airfields
  8. the treaty that Hitler violated which was a cause of WWII
  9. the flight school in Canada that trained Allies to fly planes for war
  10. the lightning warfare to overwhelm opposition
  11. a term used to describe men conscripted for home defence in Canada
  12. Canada sent supplies to Britain across the ocean but German U-boats interfered with the transport during this long battle
  13. Solution the plan created by the NAZIs to exterminate the Jews of Europe
  14. these wartime campaigns persuaded Canadians on the home front that war was necessary
  15. Canadians were encouraged to conserve and re-use this material used for tires
  16. the encryption device used by U-boats to communicate with other German troops
  17. the Canadian women worked as these at the front lines where they helped soldiers medically
Down
  1. the American base in Hawaii where Japan launched an air attack
  2. the beach in Normandy, France where Canada landed on D-Day
  3. on September 10, 1939 this country declared war on Germany
  4. the Canadian doctor who was asked to leave Spain because he didn't listen to orders
  5. Canada created the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion during this civil war
  6. the Canadian prime minister during the time of the second war
  7. the battle where Allied troops retreated to a beach where British boats had to save them
  8. letters, telegrams, and media were controlled in case information got out to enemies
  9. German submarines that attacked Allied ships underwater
  10. this battle was the bloodiest and greatest sacrifice to Canadian lives during war and only lasted 6 hours
  11. Canada was assigned to capture this Italian port from the NAZIs during operation overload
  12. a large operation made up of smaller ones used to distract the NAZIs
  13. the law that forbids sexual relations between Jews Germans

30 Clues: the lightning warfare to overwhelm opposition • German submarines that attacked Allied ships underwater • the treaty that Hitler violated which was a cause of WWII • the beach in Normandy, France where Canada landed on D-Day • on September 10, 1939 this country declared war on Germany • the law that forbids sexual relations between Jews Germans • ...

World War II 2013-05-20

World War II crossword puzzle
Across
  1. German submarines that attacked Allied ships underwater
  2. the man put in charge of making sure goods were produced quickly and properly during WWII
  3. these wartime campaigns persuaded Canadians on the home front that war was necessary
  4. Canada created the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion during this civil war
  5. the Canadian women worked as these at the front lines where they helped soldiers medically
  6. the Canadian doctor who was asked to leave Spain because he didn't listen to orders
  7. the lightning warfare to overwhelm opposition
  8. Canadians were encouraged to conserve and re-use this material used for tires
  9. the dictator who took control over Italy during the second world war
  10. the treaty that Hitler violated which was a cause of WWII
  11. the beach in Normandy, France where Canada landed on D-Day
  12. letters, telegrams, and media were controlled in case information got out to enemies
  13. British spies that acted as Germans to give German troops false information about Allies
  14. this battle was the bloodiest and greatest sacrifice to Canadian lives during war and only lasted 6 hours
  15. on September 10, 1939 this country declared war on Germany
  16. the encryption device used by U-boats to communicate with other German troops
Down
  1. the flight school in Canada that trained Allies to fly planes for war
  2. the period of time when no fighting took place between Germany and the Allies in 1939
  3. Canada was assigned to capture this Italian port from the NAZIs during operation overload
  4. the German air force that bombed London, England and its airfields
  5. the American base in Hawaii where Japan launched an air attack
  6. Solution the plan created by the NAZIs to exterminate the Jews of Europe
  7. the Canadian prime minister during the time of the second war
  8. the battle where the surviving Canadian troops were put into Japanese prison camps
  9. Canadians on the home front grow their own vegetables in these to save money on food
  10. the battle where Allied troops retreated to a beach where British boats had to save them
  11. a term used to describe men conscripted for home defence in Canada
  12. a large operation made up of smaller ones used to distract the NAZIs
  13. Canada sent supplies to Britain across the ocean but German U-boats interfered with the transport during this long battle
  14. the law that forbids sexual relations between Jews Germans

30 Clues: the lightning warfare to overwhelm opposition • German submarines that attacked Allied ships underwater • the treaty that Hitler violated which was a cause of WWII • the beach in Normandy, France where Canada landed on D-Day • the law that forbids sexual relations between Jews Germans • on September 10, 1939 this country declared war on Germany • ...

World War I 2013-09-14

World War I crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This battle started July 1st 1916 were the British attacked Russians and Germans.
  2. This country attacked Germany and Austria-Hungary because they became a dual alliance.
  3. Zimmerman made this machine that helped the U.S get to the war.
  4. These machines were very slow, they kept modernizeing it.
  5. The soldiers used these to slower down their enemies.
  6. He defeated Austria in 1866.
  7. In the battle of Somme he promised to bleed france white.
  8. German policy from 1890 to impact relations with other countries.
  9. In 1908, Austria-Hungary annexed _____.
  10. During war the soldiers had to live in very narrow ans stable places to rest, they had line to watch their enemies.
  11. Germany used this weapon on Verdun, it was very dangerous for people and the atmosphere.
  12. German airship that Britian attacked.
  13. They wanted Germany to be united under one nation in 1871.
  14. This country had ruled the whole balkans, then it was struggleing to remain it.
  15. Month were the first World War started.
Down
  1. He was givin position as the chief in the prussian army.
  2. In 1919 this person setted up a democratic weimar republic.
  3. This machine weighed 460 kg it had a steel tube.
  4. In Verdun, Germans took these down.
  5. Turkey, Austria-Hungary and Russia wer interested to keep some teritory of this place.
  6. After the war they used this machine to deliver mail in oter countries.
  7. He participated in the war of Austria and Franco Prussian war.
  8. They used a _____ to alert poison gas in the atmosphere.
  9. he was a grand admiral in 1911.
  10. They were the main killers in the war.
  11. Germany challenged the ______ to a naval race in 1909.
  12. Austria-Hungary and Russia had to remain neutral between each other and be supportive because they were a dual ______.
  13. Weltpolitick would make Germany a colonial power, having a big empire and _______.
  14. This country´s army was humiliating peace terms and the Kaiser.
  15. This was a French city that was attacked because of Germany.

30 Clues: He defeated Austria in 1866. • he was a grand admiral in 1911. • In Verdun, Germans took these down. • German airship that Britian attacked. • They were the main killers in the war. • In 1908, Austria-Hungary annexed _____. • Month were the first World War started. • This machine weighed 460 kg it had a steel tube. • The soldiers used these to slower down their enemies. • ...

World War I 2014-11-27

World War I crossword puzzle
Across
  1. nickname of the Germans
  2. a soldier who fought a war
  3. injured, hurt
  4. place dug for the soldiers
  5. tiny insects that crawl under the skin
  6. animals the soldiers had to live with
  7. the place where officers stayed
  8. red flower to remember dead soldiers
  9. small bomb
  10. place where you fight
  11. chemical weapon used for the first time during WWI
Down
  1. colloquial name given to people who are not brave
  2. new weapon who could shoot lots of bullets
  3. the opposite of to succeed
  4. place which belonged to nobody
  5. very brave person
  6. nickname of the British
  7. not a brave person
  8. armistice day
  9. another name for the Germans
  10. to be willing to join the army
  11. the ones you fought against

22 Clues: small bomb • injured, hurt • armistice day • very brave person • not a brave person • place where you fight • nickname of the Germans • nickname of the British • the opposite of to succeed • a soldier who fought a war • place dug for the soldiers • the ones you fought against • another name for the Germans • place which belonged to nobody • to be willing to join the army • ...

World War I 2015-02-12

World War I crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Telegram sent to Mexico that the US intercepted
  2. Person who shot Ferdinand which arguably starts the war
  3. ”Dude got shot”
  4. Weapon used that suffocated people to death
  5. Invention used by U-boats to see
  6. American ship sunk by German U-boats
  7. Weapon used mainly in trench warfare
  8. Germany, Aust-Hung, Italy
  9. Troops who were quick and moved around alot
Down
  1. Type of warfare that used machine guns and resulted in little to no movement
  2. Aircrafts used which used a machine gun
  3. Giant airships like the Hindenburg
  4. France, Russia, England
  5. Armored weapon devised to break the stalemate
  6. My gun is bigger than your gun theory
  7. German plan to surround France at the start of war
  8. Invention that helps move troops
  9. When neither side gains any ground
  10. President of US during this time
  11. German leader is called this

20 Clues: ”Dude got shot” • France, Russia, England • Germany, Aust-Hung, Italy • German leader is called this • Invention that helps move troops • Invention used by U-boats to see • President of US during this time • Giant airships like the Hindenburg • When neither side gains any ground • American ship sunk by German U-boats • Weapon used mainly in trench warfare • ...

World War I 2015-04-07

World War I crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Assassinated leader that led to WWI
  2. Passenger ship carrying 128 Americans that was sunk by uboats
  3. Act that called for a draft during WWI
  4. Merchant vessels traveled in a group protected by warships
  5. Barren space between enemy lines
  6. Fighting from ditches
  7. France, Great Britain, Russia, US
  8. Campaign slogan was "He kept us out of war"
  9. Serbian group that was responsible for assassination of Austria-Hungarian leader
  10. Foreign policy desired by Wilson early; believed we should stay out of war
Down
  1. Leader of American forces in Europe
  2. The 14th point of Wilson's peace proposal
  3. An end to fighting;truce
  4. German plan to avoid a two front war
  5. Attempt to form an alliance between Mexico and Germany
  6. Often replaced men that were deployed to war in the factories
  7. National competition for territory
  8. Powers German, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire
  9. Development of armed forces
  10. Palace where the WWI peace conference happened
  11. Belief in national interests and unity
  12. German submarines

22 Clues: German submarines • Fighting from ditches • An end to fighting;truce • Development of armed forces • Barren space between enemy lines • France, Great Britain, Russia, US • National competition for territory • Leader of American forces in Europe • Assassinated leader that led to WWI • German plan to avoid a two front war • Act that called for a draft during WWI • ...

WORLD WAR II 2015-03-23

WORLD WAR II crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the ideology of NAZISM was detailed in this literary work
  2. the aircraft that dropped the atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima
  3. the company that converted from making automobiles to aircraft during World War II
  4. opposition to political and economic entanglements with other countries
  5. the documentary entitled "TIME OF FEAR" focused on Japanese-American internment camps located in this state
  6. the country that attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor
  7. the country that joined forces with the United States and Great Britain during the Normandy invasion
  8. the President of the United States who decided to use the atomic bomb against Japan
  9. the establishment of a fixed allotment of goods deemed essential for the military
Down
  1. these acts outlawed arms sales or loans to warring nations
  2. the name of the atomic bomb that was dropped on the city of Nagasaki
  3. the desired eye color of an ARYAN expressed by Adolf Hitler
  4. he started the FASCIST movement after World War I
  5. the country invaded by both Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin
  6. a program that provided military aid to Great Britain
  7. the beach where the bloodiest fighting occurred during Operation Overlord
  8. this project developed the atomic bomb
  9. the master race Adolf Hitler envisioned in his literary work
  10. the GERMAN brand of FASCISM
  11. the joint powers of Italy, Germany, and Japan

20 Clues: the GERMAN brand of FASCISM • this project developed the atomic bomb • the joint powers of Italy, Germany, and Japan • he started the FASCIST movement after World War I • a program that provided military aid to Great Britain • the ideology of NAZISM was detailed in this literary work • these acts outlawed arms sales or loans to warring nations • ...

WORLD WAR II 2015-03-23

WORLD WAR II crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the desired eye color of an ARYAN expressed by Adolf Hitler
  2. the establishment of a fixed allotment of goods deemed essential for the military
  3. the beach where the bloodiest fighting occurred during Operation Overlord
  4. the ideology of NAZISM was detailed in this literary work
  5. a program that provided military aid to Great Britain
  6. opposition to political and economic entanglements with other countries
  7. the country that attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor
  8. the President of the United States who decided to use the atomic bomb against Japan
  9. the country that joined forces with the United States and Great Britain during the Normandy invasion
Down
  1. the aircraft that dropped the atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima
  2. the documentary entitled "TIME OF FEAR" focused on Japanese-American internment camps located in this state
  3. the name of the atomic bomb that was dropped on the city of Nagasaki
  4. he started the FASCIST movement after World War I
  5. the company that converted from making automobiles to aircraft during World War II
  6. these acts outlawed arms sales or loans to warring nations
  7. the country invaded by both Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin
  8. this project developed the atomic bomb
  9. the GERMAN brand of FASCISM
  10. the master race Adolf Hitler envisioned in his literary work
  11. the joint powers of Italy, Germany, and Japan

20 Clues: the GERMAN brand of FASCISM • this project developed the atomic bomb • the joint powers of Italy, Germany, and Japan • he started the FASCIST movement after World War I • a program that provided military aid to Great Britain • the ideology of NAZISM was detailed in this literary work • these acts outlawed arms sales or loans to warring nations • ...

World War I 2015-02-22

World War I crossword puzzle
Across
  1. War a war that involves the complete mobilization of resources and people, affecting the lives of all citizens in the warring countries, even those remote from the battlefields
  2. Alfred von Schieffen German military commander; drew up the Schieffen Plan for the two front war against France and Russia
  3. capital city of Russia during World War I; formerly (and today) known as St. Petersburg
  4. Nicholas II ruler of Russia; he was overthrown during the Russian Revolution of 1917; he and his family were killed by the revolution's leadership.
  5. a vast Asian region of Russia from which the first serious threat to the communist came from
  6. Lloyd George Britain's prime minister at the end of World War I whose goal was to make the Germans pay for the other countries' staggering war losses
  7. Warfare fighting from ditches protected by
  8. Wilson US President who led the US into WWI and developed the League of Nations. He encouraged total war mobilization; all citizens were considered part of a national army dedicated to victory.
  9. a truce, an agreement to end fighting
  10. payment to the victors by the vanquished to cover the costs of war
  11. River near Paris; site of First Battle of the Marne (Sept 1914) that ended Germany's hope of swift victory
  12. Kerensky head of Russian provisional government after revolution.
  13. Holtzendorf German admiral who assured Emperor William II that the Americans would not intervene in the war and, if they did, they would not land on the continent. He and the others were wrong when the U.S. joined the war in April, 1917.
  14. the process of assembling troops and supplies for war
  15. Taken by the Germans from France
  16. Princip The assassin of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria, a member of the Black Hand
  17. Francis Ferdinand heir to the throne of Austria Hungary; assassinated by Gavrilo Princip, a bosnian serb.; sparked WWI
  18. Trotsky Russian revolutionary who helped Lenin gain his power and win the civil war. He had strong organizational skills; he reinstated the draft and insisted on rigid discipline
  19. Communism in World War I Russia, government control of banks and most industries, the seizing of grain from peasants, and the centralization of state administration under Communist control
  20. Ludendorff guided German military operations on the Western Front; told German government to ask for peace as the Allies advanced toward Germany.
Down
  1. Economies economic systems directed by
  2. nation governed by another nation on behalf of the League of Nations
  3. Taken by the Germans from France
  4. a historical region in central and northern Yugoslavia; supported by Russia in 1914
  5. Members of the Russian revolutionary party who eventually came under Lenin and communism.
  6. ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause
  7. Alliance 1882 Alliance between Germany, Italy, Austria- Hungry
  8. Rasputin An uneducated Siberian peasant who became chief adviser to the court of Nicholas II mostly because of czarina Alexandra; assassinated 1916 because of military and economic disasters.
  9. agencies
  10. of Arabia urged Arab princes to revolt against their Ottoman overlords
  11. The country Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife visited when he was assassinated
  12. a military draft
  13. of Attrition a war based on wearing the other side down by constant attacks and heavy losses, such as World War I
  14. Last czarina of Russia; wife of Nicholas II. With the czar at the battlefield, she interfered with politics on the advice of Rasputin who claimed to be a holy man. She and her family were executed.
  15. a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
  16. Ebert leader of Social Democrats who announced the creation of a democratic republic
  17. Allies tried to open a Balkan front by landing forces here; southwest of Constantiple
  18. German town where sailors mutinied on November 3, 1918
  19. Russian council composed of representatives from the workers and soldiers
  20. wire, as in World War I
  21. associated with or performed by armed services as contrasted with civilians
  22. Lenin Leader of the Communist (Bolshevik) party who overthrew the Russian aristocracy and established a Communist government; leader of the U.S.S.R. (1917-1924)
  23. Entente A 1907 alliance between Great Britain, France and Russia in the years before WWI.
  24. William II leader of Germany during WWI
  25. a mountain range in western Russia extending from the arctic to the Caspian Sea; contains Yekaterinburg
  26. Clemenceau premier of France during WWI
  27. country in Eastern Europe; Lenin gave up Ukraine in the Treat of Brest-Litovsk with Germany

47 Clues: agencies • a military draft • wire, as in World War I • Taken by the Germans from France • Taken by the Germans from France • a truce, an agreement to end fighting • Economies economic systems directed by • William II leader of Germany during WWI • Clemenceau premier of France during WWI • Warfare fighting from ditches protected by • ...

World War I 2015-04-28

World War I crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the name given to the line of trenches which stretched from the English Channel across the battle fields of France and Belgium during WWI
  2. pre WWI alliance between Italy, Germany and Austria-Hungary
  3. pre WWI alliance between Great Britain, France and Russia
  4. the state of not taking sides, especially in a war or dispute
  5. Name given to the fighting on the German-Russian, Austro-Russian and Austro-Romanian fronts
  6. offered to return land Mexico lost to the US
  7. person who believes in the political theory supporting collective or government ownership of the means of production and distribution of goods
  8. passed in 1918 made it a crime to say, print or write almost anything negative about the government
  9. German pledge to warn neutral ships and passenger vessels before attacking
  10. British passenger liner sunk off the coast of Ireland by German u-boats on May 7, 1915
  11. Medical condition caused by prolonged exposure to the distressing experiences of trench warfare
  12. American troops in Europe; led by John J. Pershing
  13. a union of countries formed in 1919 by the Treaty of Versailles to uphold peace
  14. A strategy drawn up before the outbreak of WWI by Germany to avoid fighting a war on two fronts
  15. Form of fighting whereby two sides fight each other from opposing trenches
  16. Information given to show something or someone in a biased way
  17. French award from bravery (Cross of War); Henry Johnson, an African American soldier, was the first American to receive this honor
  18. war bond sold to Americans; 2/3 of war budget
  19. The name given to the part of war that was not actively involved in the fighting but which was vital to it
  20. compensation or repayment
  21. The isolation of an enemy's ports by means of warships to prevent passage of persons or supplies
Down
  1. the war aims outlined by President Wilson in 1918, which he believed would promote lasting peace
  2. established a military draft in the United States
  3. defense agreement among nations
  4. most famous WWI treaty; treaty between Germany and the allied powers in which Germany accepted full responsibility for the war and agreed to pay reparations
  5. feeling of intense loyalty to one's country or group militarism/a rise in military expenditure
  6. right of the people to decide how they should be governed
  7. 1917 act gave the government new ways to combat spying
  8. backyard gardens; Americans were encouraged to grow their own vegetables to support the war effort
  9. a group of communists who overthrew the democratic Russian government
  10. supervised the nation's industrial production
  11. the gathering of resources and preparation for war
  12. 11am November 11, 1918 (11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918)
  13. teams of troops, ships or equipment
  14. opposition
  15. short, patriotic talks given before movies or plays; goal was to gain support for the war and sell liberty bonds
  16. movement of over 300,000 African American from the rural south into Northern cities between 1914 and 1920
  17. board created to ensure the production of vital war materials
  18. a signed agreement between Russia and the Central Powers when Russia withdrew from the War.
  19. Agency created to encourage farmers to produce more and to persuade the public to eat less
  20. the coalition formed by Britain and her colonies
  21. system that prevents any one country from dominating the others
  22. Term used to describe the deadlock on the Western Front during the First World War
  23. German submarine taken from the German 'Unterseeboat'
  24. people who opposed the use of violence and war
  25. World War I alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire
  26. most common disease of WW1,caused by the poor conditions in the war trenches
  27. a limited portion or allowance of food or goods; limitation of use
  28. nickname for American troops in Europe

49 Clues: opposition • compensation or repayment • defense agreement among nations • teams of troops, ships or equipment • nickname for American troops in Europe • offered to return land Mexico lost to the US • supervised the nation's industrial production • war bond sold to Americans; 2/3 of war budget • people who opposed the use of violence and war • ...

World War 1 2016-05-18

World War 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Absolute ruler
  2. gun Rapidly firing weapon
  3. A hole dug in the ground used for hiding during war
  4. To gather resources and prepare for war
  5. Russian Emperor
  6. boats A group of submarines first used in battle
  7. bonds Bonds sold during war time to help pay for it
  8. Treaty between Germany and the aliiences where Germany took full responsibility for the war and agreed to make reparations
  9. German Emperor
  10. One who feels hatred towards another
  11. The spreading of ideas that help a cause or hurt and opposing cause
  12. An extreme devotion to one's country
  13. A law requiring people of a certain age to serve in the military
  14. Team of troops, ships, or equipment
  15. Mass murder of a particular group of people
  16. A formal agreement of peace between 2 or more states or countries
Down
  1. To march aggressively into a territory by a military
  2. To give up power
  3. A form of socialism where all forms of private property end
  4. Opposition
  5. Payment of damages caused by war
  6. President during WW1
  7. A weapon used for fighting which at the time the US had less than 100 of
  8. The policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war
  9. British passenger ship sunk by German u-boats
  10. Not taking sides
  11. A agreement to stop fighting
  12. A teaming or partnership of countries
  13. The area of contact between opposing forces
  14. An explosive that has a timed fuse

30 Clues: Opposition • Absolute ruler • German Emperor • Russian Emperor • To give up power • Not taking sides • President during WW1 • gun Rapidly firing weapon • A agreement to stop fighting • Payment of damages caused by war • An explosive that has a timed fuse • Team of troops, ships, or equipment • One who feels hatred towards another • An extreme devotion to one's country • ...

World War II 2018-03-22

World War II crossword puzzle
Across
  1. kampf hitler's book
  2. place where japan attacked in the united states
  3. britain's prime minister
  4. political movement that emphasized loyalty to leader
  5. "we shall never surrender"
  6. britain urged this to keep peace
  7. disbaning the japanese armed forces
  8. means "living space"
Down
  1. the treaty hitler disregarded
  2. place where all jews were forced to live
  3. night where all jewish homes and stores destoryed
  4. time where stocks crashed
  5. hitler's idea to get rid of all jews
  6. place japan invaded to get resources
  7. german leader
  8. germany's democratic government
  9. means "lightning war"
  10. battle took place in normandy
  11. german brand of fascism
  12. group of people hitler disliked the most

20 Clues: german leader • kampf hitler's book • means "living space" • means "lightning war" • german brand of fascism • britain's prime minister • time where stocks crashed • "we shall never surrender" • the treaty hitler disregarded • battle took place in normandy • germany's democratic government • britain urged this to keep peace • disbaning the japanese armed forces • ...