World War 1 Vocabulary
Across
- 4. An agreement to stop fighting - was signed between France, Britain, and Germany on 11/11/1918.
- 6. Apparatus that allows one to breathe without inhaling poisonous gas.
- 8. A German submarine.
- 9. A country such as Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire who fought against the Allies in WW1.
- 12. WW1 officially ended with the signing of this document on 6/28/191.
- 13. People who follow the theory that all means of production are owned in common, rather than by individual.
- 16. Archduke and heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne whose assassination on 6/28/1914 in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip was a cause of WW1.
- 18. A small bomb thrown by hand or launched mechanically, could also contain poisonous gas.
- 19. Disputed ground between the front lines or trenches of 2 opposing armies.
- 21. Soldiers marching or fighting on foot.
- 22. A union or association formed for mutual benefit between countries and one of the causes of WW1.
- 24. An international organization headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland that was created after WW1 to provide a forum for resolving international disputes.
- 26. A British luxury liner sunk by a German submarine in the North Atlantic on 5/7/1915, led to U.S. entry into WW1.
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- 1. The zone of fighting in western Europe where the German army engaged the armies to its west like France.
- 2. A gaseous substance, such as chlorine, used in warfare to kill or harm.
- 3. Soldiers who fought on horseback.
- 5. A situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible.
- 7. A philosophy that places great importance on military power even allowing it to overtake the government.
- 10. Abbreviation for World War 1, fighting between the Central Powers and the Allied Powers.
- 11. Compensation imposed during the Paris Peace Conference upon the Central Powers following their defeat in WW1.
- 14. A policy of extending another country's power and influence through colonization and one of the causes of WW1.
- 15. A heavy armored fighting vehicle carrying guns and moving on a continuous articulated metal track.
- 17. A type of land warfare using occupied fighting lines consisting of fortified ditches, in which troops are protected from enemy fire.
- 20. A fully automatic mounted or portable firearm designed to fire bullets in quick succession.
- 23. A group of countries including Britain, France, Russia, Italy and the U.S. who joined together to fight against the Central Powers in WW1.
- 25. The strong belief that the interests of a particular nation-state are of primary importance.
- 27. Large-caliber guns