Causes of WWI Review

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Across
  1. 3. What European countries wanted more of; a way of practicing imperialism.
  2. 6. A term for when neither side of a conflict is making any progress.
  3. 11. Country that held the most colonies before World War I.
  4. 13. Title of the leader of Germany, Wilhelm II.
  5. 16. Name of the empire in modern day Turkey.
  6. 17. Age of the youngest person to fight in WWI; 6*2.
  7. 18. Agreement between nations to help each other if attacked.
  8. 20. Type of animal used in WWI for armed cavalry. (Google that word if you need to!)
  9. 21. Type of poison used in trench warfare; one of the three forms of water.
Down
  1. 1. Large buildup of a nation's armed forces (army, navy, etc.) often leading to an arms race.
  2. 2. Name of the contested region between Germany and France.
  3. 3. Title of the leader of Russia, Nicholas II.
  4. 4. One of the major battles of WWI.
  5. 5. A term used to describe countries that actively do not participate or pick sides in a conflict.
  6. 7. Acronym for our causes of World War I.
  7. 8. Type of animal used to carry messages in the trenches.
  8. 9. Country where the Black Hand (group that assassinated the Archduke) was from.
  9. 10. City where the Archduke was assassinated.
  10. 12. Name of the country that Great Britain was sworn to protect.
  11. 14. Extreme patriotism/loyalty to one's own people, culture or nation.
  12. 15. The other major battle of WWI.
  13. 19. Expanding one's territory by taking over another country. Done by creating colonies in the areas that have been taken over, mainly for economic reasons.