Unit 9 Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. the civilian population and activities of a nation whose armed forces are engaged in war abroad.
  2. 4. A nickname for the inexperienced but fresh American soldiers during WWI
  3. 6. Volunteer regiment of US Cavalry led by Teddy Roosevelt during the Spanish American War
  4. 8. A series of proposals in which U.S. president Woodrow Wilson outlined a plan for achieving a lasting peace after World War I.
  5. 9. 26th president, known for conservationism, trust-busting, Hepburn Act, safe food regulations, "Square Deal," Panama Canal, Great White Fleet, Nobel Peace Prize for negotiation of peace in Russo-Japanese War
  6. 12. A form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield.
  7. 13. In World War I the alliance of Germany and Austria-Hungary and other nations allied with them in opposing the Allies.
  8. 15. an international organization formed in 1920 to promote cooperation and peace among nations
  9. 16. A policy of favoring native-born individuals over foreign-born ones
  10. 17. policy of supporting neither side in a war
  11. 19. 1882 law that prohibited the immigration of Chinese laborers
  12. 20. In 1898, a conflict between the United States and Spain, in which the U.S. supported the Cubans fight for independence
Down
  1. 1. President of the United States (1913-1921) and the leading figure at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. He was unable to persuade the U.S. Congress to ratify the Treaty of Versailles or join the League of Nations.
  2. 3. heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne, was assassinated in Sarajevo, started World War I.
  3. 5. the treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I which demanded exorbitant reparations from the Germans
  4. 7. agreements between nations to aid and protect one another
  5. 10. 1917 - Germany sent this to Mexico instructing an ambassador to convince Mexico to go to war with the U.S. It was intercepted and caused the U.S. to mobilized against Germany, which had proven it was hostile
  6. 11. an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce.
  7. 14. Britain, France, and Russia- Later joined by Italy
  8. 18. American boat that was sunk by the German U-boats made America consider entering WWI