World War 1: The central powers

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Across
  1. 3. The Austrian Emperor who ruled at the start of the war.
  2. 5. The treaty signed with Russia to exit the war on the Eastern Front.
  3. 6. The German plan to avoid a two-front war by invading France first.
  4. 8. The site of a massive 1916 battle between Germany and France.
  5. 9. The German term for "Empire."
  6. 10. A German dirigible used for bombing raids.
  7. 14. The chemical weapon first used by Germany at Ypres.
  8. 17. This Balkan nation joined the Central Powers in 1915.
  9. 20. The German Emperor during World War I.
  10. 22. The ideology of intense patriotism that fueled the conflict.
  11. 23. The nickname for German soldiers used by the British.
  12. 24. A German submarine used to sink Allied merchant ships.
  13. 25. The final peace treaty that imposed heavy reparations on Germany.
Down
  1. 1. The ruling dynasty of the German Empire.
  2. 2. The territory lost by France in 1871 that Germany held during WWI.
  3. 4. The telegram that encouraged Mexico to attack the U.S.
  4. 7. The Archduke whose assassination sparked the war.
  5. 11. The "Sick Man of Europe" that joined the alliance in 1914.
  6. 12. The Ottoman victory against the Allies in the Dardanelles.
  7. 13. The dual monarchy that declared war on Serbia.
  8. 15. This country was part of the Triple Alliance but joined the Allies.
  9. 16. The capital city of the Ottoman Empire.
  10. 18. The primary leading nation of the Central Powers.
  11. 19. The type of warfare characterized by digging long defensive ditches.
  12. 21. The name of the alliance between Germany and Austria-Hungary.