World War 1

1. he allowed several army commanders on the German left wing to attack into France instead of remaining on the defensive
3. heir to Austro-Hungarian throne and his wife, the Duchess of Hohenberg, are killed by Gavrilo Princip
6. a final demand or set of terms that's accompanied by a threat
9. a long, narrow ditch
11. a 18 year-old whom killed Francis Ferdinand
14. he was the leading architect of the League of Nations
16. static trench warfare where both sides aimed to wear down the enemy through sustained losses of personnel and resources
17. a French general, gained fame as a hero of World War I, particularly for his leadership at the Battle of Verdun

2. nations rapidly assembling and deploying their armed forces, military reserves, and civilian resources for war, including industries and transportation
4. hostile or combative, inclined to fight or argue
5. served as First Lord of the Admiralty at the start of the conflict
7. goods forbidden by law to be owned or to be brought into or out of a country
8. the last German emperor and king of Prussia
10. german officer and head of the general staff who developed the plan of attack (Schlieffen Plan)
12. made the disastrous decision to take direct command of the Russian armies
13. commander in chief (1914–16) of the French armies on the Western Front in World War I
15. the deliberate dissemination of information