World War I

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Across
  1. 4. The region of France that became a bloody stalemate. (2 words)
  2. 5. The region of Europe called a “powder keg” because it was so volatile. (2 words)
  3. 6. Armored combat vehicle used for the first time in WWI.
  4. 7. Stretch of battlefield along the German and Russian border. (2 words)
  5. 9. One-sided information used by a government to persuade the public.
  6. 13. This was sent to Mexico hoping it would ally itself with Germany against the US. (2 words)
  7. 15. Germany’s battle strategy that called for a quick defeat of France, then attacking Russia in the east. (2 words)
  8. 16. The policy of keeping a large army and glorifying war.
  9. 17. Ruler of Germany during WWI. (3 words)
Down
  1. 1. America’s president who kept us out of the war until 1917. (2 words)
  2. 2. An agreement to stop fighting.
  3. 3. Battle strategy in which soldiers fought from deep pits dug into the earth. (2 words)
  4. 6. World War I Alliance that included Great Britain, France, and Russia. (2 words)
  5. 8. Government system of allowing only small amounts of items to be bought.
  6. 10. Leader of Russia up until 1917. (2 words)
  7. 11. Alliance that included Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. (2 words)
  8. 12. New weapon that caused choking, blindness, and death. (2 words)
  9. 14. New warship introduced by Germany that used undersea torpedoes.