WH: WWI

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Across
  1. 4. The reason why the conflict grew into a world war.
  2. 6. Wilson's plan to create a coalition of countries to settle international disputes.
  3. 9. Isolation of an area by hostile ships to or forces in order to prevent the entrance and exit of goods.
  4. 10. Over 400 miles of trenches across Belgium and France
  5. 12. Along with lice, they infested the trenches feeding off of the dead and wounded soldiers.
  6. 13. British ship sunk on May 7th, 1917.
  7. 14. A leader of India who believed that India should support Great Britain in the war.
  8. 16. Stated that Germany had to accept full blame for the war.
  9. 17. Franz Ferdinand's assassin (Last name)
  10. 18. Occured on Dec. 24th 1914 and resulted in many soldiers being shifted around along the front lines.
  11. 21. Temporary stop in fighting
  12. 22. Anti-war novel written from the perspective of a German soldier; book was banned by Hitler.
  13. 25. When one country takes over another country politically or economically.
  14. 27. Germany had to pay this back to the Allies after the war.
  15. 29. President of the U.S. during WWI.
  16. 30. The control of the amounts and kinds of goods people can have.
  17. 32. Great Britain, France, Russia, and other nations who fought on their side.
  18. 33. Nickname given to U.S. troops in WWI
  19. 35. Treaty that ended WWI
  20. 37. Telegram intercepted from Germany to Mexico
  21. 38. Battle in 1914 in which Germany smashed through Belgium and caught the French army by surprise. Nearly every available soldier was used for the Allies, who held off the Germans.
  22. 39. Submarine operated by Germany
Down
  1. 1. Country that wanted revenge following the war.
  2. 2. Anti-war novel about a soldier who lost all of his limbs in battle.
  3. 3. Battle in which Russian General Samsonov's army had 95,000 soldiers captured and 30,000 killed.
  4. 5. Date in 1918 in which the armistice was signed.
  5. 7. This country was not invited to negotiate a peace treaty.
  6. 8. Germany, Austria-Hungary and other nations who fought on their side.
  7. 11. Infection of the foot caused by wet, cold, and unsanitary conditions.
  8. 15. Germany's plan for winning the war on two fronts.
  9. 19. Type of warfare in WWI
  10. 20. 1st battle involving U.S. troops in which they were pushed back several times before successfully defeating the Germans.
  11. 23. Stretch of land between the trenches
  12. 24. Pride in or devotion to one's country.
  13. 26. Glorifying war and preparing for it.
  14. 28. Pandemic that spread around the world in 1918
  15. 31. Battle in 1915 in the Mediterranean Sea.
  16. 34. First battle in which tanks were used. British lost 58,000 soldiers in one day and ended in a stalemate.
  17. 36. Area was to be demilitarized; kept free of German military personnel and weapons.