World War I

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Across
  1. 2. World War I alliance of Britain, France, and Russia
  2. 3. Woodrow Wilson's peace plan that was designed to prevent future wars
  3. 5. World War I alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Ottoman Empire
  4. 8. the country responsible for Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassination
  5. 9. in the Treaty of Versailles Britain and France hoped to _______________ Germany
  6. 10. primary fighting tactic used in World War I; both sides dug out ditches for defense
  7. 12. powerful countries looking to control the political & economic affairs of weaker countries; one of the causes of the war
  8. 13. soldiers from this country respected the Harlem Hellfighters even the U.S. segregated them based on the color of their skin
  9. 15. rapid fire weapon that made charging the opposing trench extra deadly
  10. 16. during unrestricted submarine warfare the Germans sunk this ship angering President Wilson
  11. 18. pride in your nation or ethnic group; one of the causes of the war
  12. 21. the revolution in this country overthrew the Tsar and allowed the U.S. to join the Allies
  13. 22. the Zimmermann Telegram proposed this country join the war and attack the United States
  14. 24. the Selective Service Act required men 21-30 to register for this
Down
  1. 1. the use of trench warfare created this situation where neither side could really win or lose
  2. 4. not taking sides in a conflict; Woodrow Wilson's position for the U.S. when the war began
  3. 6. Lenin's revolution in Russia led to this new type of government
  4. 7. the right of national groups to have their own territory and forms of government
  5. 9. utlized by both sides in the war to disorient troops in the trenches and create an advantage
  6. 11. payments for war damages; imposed on Germany in the Treaty of Versailles
  7. 14. the rapid spread of contagious disease like the Spanish Flu after the war
  8. 17. introduced by the British first; these were slow armored vehicles designed to blast through trenches
  9. 19. building up strong armed forces to prepare for war
  10. 20. used by the British and Germans to recruit the U.S. to join their side in the war
  11. 23. General Pershing led U.S. troops in World War I that were known as this