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