World War I
Across
- 3. Around 8 ___________ soldiers in total lost their lives in the war.
- 4. to stay out of other countries' affairs.
- 7. ____________ declared war on Russia and its ally, France.
- 10. a policy in which a country builds up its troops and makes plans for war.
- 12. Soldiers decided to "dig in", they dug ___________
- 15. Nationalism ____________ the war.
- 16. Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire were the _____________.
- 19. To survive chemical warfare, soldiers began wearing protective clothing and gas __________.
- 20. an agreement among nations to defend each other
- 21. World War I pilots fought air battles called ______ fights.
- 22. The Treaty of ____________ punished Germany for its role in starting the war.
- 24. A coded telegram that asked Mexico to join the Central Powers.
- 25. The _________ also called for creating a League of Nations, the members would work together for peace.
- 28. Armistice Day is remembered as _____________
- 29. __________ events finally persuaded Americans to join the Allied Powers.
Down
- 1. a rifle with a long knife attached to a tip
- 2. a fee for small loans
- 5. On November 11, 1918, the Central Powers ____________,ending the war.
- 6. On April 2, 1917, U.S. _________ Woodrow Wilson called for a declaration of war.
- 8. the day the war ended
- 9. A passenger ship sank by German submarine in 1915.
- 11. Great Britain, France, and Russia were the _________________.
- 13. the policy of trying to take control of other lands and peoples.
- 14. In 1914, __________ the Allied Powers and the Central Powers were imperialists.
- 17. Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Countess Sophie was _____________ by a Serb nationalist.
- 18. In World War I, the ___________ alliances were the Allied Powers and the Central Powers.
- 23. The U.S. ______ did not approve the Treaty of Versailles.
- 26. to avoid taking sides
- 27. a strong feeling of pride in one's nation or culture.