EOY Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 3. To give up against an opponent
  2. 7. To become part of a different group or culture
  3. 9. Long, narrow ditch that provided shelter from enemy fire
  4. 12. Activities or celebrations that people do regularly and pass down for generations
  5. 14. To get involved in something, usually in order to help out
  6. 15. Making changes to something in order to improve it
  7. 17. Freedoms we have that are protected by laws
Down
  1. 1. Not helping or supporting either side of a conflict
  2. 2. Something that leads to another event or action
  3. 4. To make a law official
  4. 5. Relating to the economy or money of a country
  5. 6. Countries competing to have the strongest military
  6. 8. Government system where citizens elect representatives to run the government
  7. 10. People who aren't fighting as soldiers in the war
  8. 11. Economic system where the government controls almost all of the economy
  9. 13. Moving forward towards an end goal
  10. 16. Unfair treatment of people based on their skin color or background