World War 1

2. British liner that was sunk by a U-boat off the Irish coast.
3. warfare in which armies fought for mere yards of ground.
4. powers The Triple Alliance consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy which is later known as ____________.
8. system This transportation method involved a heavy guard of destroyers escorting merchant ships back and forth across the Atlantic in groups.
10. consisted of France, Britain, and Russia.
12. Industries Board it encouraged companies to use mass-production techniques to increase efficiency, established in 1917 under Bernard M. Baruch.
13. a cease-fire or truce that ended the war.
14. J. Pershing General that led the American Expeditionary Force (AEF).
15. note a secret telegram from the German foreign minister to the German ambassador in Mexico.

1. of power each nation or alliance had equal strength.
5. a devotion to the interests and culture of one’s nation.
6. the development of armed forces and their use as a tool of diplomacy.
7. man’s land” This was a barren expanse of mud pockmarked with shell craters and filled with barbed wire.
9. Ferdinand Archduke that was heir to the Austrian throne, was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip.
11. pledge pledge issued by Germany as a promise not to sink merchant vessels if the U.S. entered the war.