World War I
Across
- 7. Clause in the Treaty of Versailles in which Germany had to accept sole responsibility for the war, including all deaths, losses, and damages.
- 9. A deep devotion to one's nation that can serve as a unifying force within a country, but also a dividing force between countries.
- 12. Growing rivalries and mutual mistrust led to the creation of different military groups as a mutual defense strategy.
- 16. German battle strategy to prevent a war on two fronts, in which they would attack both fronts but in separate times.
- 18. An agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time, also known as truce.
- 20. Unofficial ceasefires around Christmas of 1914 in which enemy soldiers buried their dead, sang carols, exchanged food and played soccer.
- 21. Area of land between two enemy trench systems, not controlled by either side, and full of barbed wire, dead bodies and craters from artillery.
Down
- 1. Last name of the German who wrote a telegram to the Mexican government, stating that they would help Mexico reconquer the land it lost to the US if they allied with Germany.
- 2. A bloody civil war and one of the causes why Russia surrendered in WWI and left.
- 3. Territorial and economic competition for overseas empires led to increasing rivalries.
- 4. Weapon that fires ammunition automatically that could wipe out waves of attackers and thus made it difficult for enemy forces to advance.
- 5. Weapon, also known as U-boat, that could sink ships with its primary weapon: the torpedo.
- 6. A demand or statement of terms followed by a threat with no negotiations allowed that must be complied in a specific period of time.
- 8. Weapon that was an armored combat vehicle that could cross many types of terrain.
- 10. Policy of glorifying military power and keeping an army prepared for war.
- 11. A large-scale conflict that takes action on several continents and involves the participation of many countries.
- 13. Situation in which further action or progress by opposing groups seems impossible.
- 14. Weapon that caused temporary or permanent blindness, severe blisters, and even death by choking.
- 15. International association to safeguard world peace, precursor of the United Nations.
- 17. Holes dug by soldiers to escape enemy fire in which this war was fought.
- 19. Governments imposed this system in which civilians could buy only small amounts of the items that were also needed for the war effort, for example sugar and meat.