World War 1 Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 1. plagued soldiers from all sides in the trenches
- 6. poison gas used in the war
- 8. Foot if soldiers could not keep their feet dry, they could get this
- 9. Alliance Also known as the Central Powers
- 11. Plan devised by Schlieffen of the Germany Army before the war
- 13. Boats another name for German submarines
- 14. Germany’s king - William II. Spelt Wilhelm in German
- 16. War another name for WW1
- 17. used in WW1
- 19. intensified rivalries between nations
- 21. one of the poison gases used during the war
- 22. the armies, primarily, of Britain, France, Russia and America
- 23. of Versailles peace terms signed by Germany in June 1919
Down
- 2. armored vehicle first introduced in this war
- 3. large air ships used by Germany to bomb Britain
- 4. Powers Germany, Austria and Turkey
- 5. Line the area of trenches nearest to the enemy
- 7. Front name of the front line that ran through France and Belgium
- 10. Gas one of the poison gases used on the Western Front
- 12. in Africa-increase tension over territories
- 15. of Somme fought mainly between the British and German armies in 1916
- 17. an agreed cease-fire in the war that proved to be the end of the war
- 18. Massive arms buildup late 1800s/early 1900s in Europe
- 20. treaties to defend one another in event of war