Imperialism and World War 1

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Across
  1. 4. when countries started building up their militaries with new weapons and soldiers
  2. 7. When a strong country gets power over weaker countries
  3. 11. when african americans moved north during ww1
  4. 12. the name of the passenger ship that Germany's submarines sank
  5. 15. a motivation for imperialism when people think their culture is better than other cultures
  6. 17. a motivation for imperialism when countries think their country is the best and should expand and take over the world
  7. 18. Who the US fought in the Spanish-American War
  8. 19. the Archduke of Austria-Hungary that was assassinated
  9. 20. the alliance that the US joined in the war
  10. 21. The battleship that accidentally exploded and sank in Cuba
  11. 22. the final cause for World War 1 in Europe
  12. 23. the name of the telegram that the US intercepted from Germany to Mexico
  13. 24. these were restricted during the war to keep people from criticizing the government
  14. 25. created to randomly select men to serve in the war
  15. 26. the area of land between trenches where no man can survive
Down
  1. 1. what the US sold to help pay for the war
  2. 2. how World War 1 was fought
  3. 3. the alliance with Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
  4. 5. the acronym for the 5 causes of World War 1 in Europe
  5. 6. When newspapers use exaggerated and overly emotional news
  6. 8. what Germany was using that ended up sinking the Lusitania and killing Americans
  7. 9. the government encouraged people to grow these to save food for soldiers
  8. 10. Land the US won from the Spanish-American War
  9. 13. when countries make agreements with each other to defend each other
  10. 14. the government controlled how much food people could buy to save food for soldiers
  11. 16. these people took jobs when men left for war