Memories of our elders

5. a state of armed conflict between different countries or different groups within a country
7. a mass departure of people
9. a widespread scarcity of food, caused by several factors including war, natural disasters, crop failure
11. the act of making
12. an organized military force equipped for fighting on land
15. the fact or state of being independent
17. a place for the confinement of people accused or convicted of a crime
18. a fixed amount of a commodity officially allowed to each person during a time of shortage, as in wartime

1. a person who sees an event, typically a crime or accident, take place
2. a lack of the basic things that are necessary for an acceptable standard of living
3. waiting in a line of people to buy something
4. a theory or system of social organization in which all property is owned by the community and each person contributes and receives according to their ability and needs
6. apply to a group of people as a whole rather than as individuals
8. a person who lives outside their native country
10. a hostile or argumentative situation or meeting between opposing parties
13. the action of a country or its government preparing and organizing troops for active service
14. a person who withdraws or secedes, especially a member of a group that has seceded from a larger group
16. a violent collision, typically of one vehicle with another or with an object