World War I Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. An alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy in the years before WWI.
  2. 5. In WWI, the region of Northern France where the forces of the Allies and the Central Powers battled each other.
  3. 8. an international organization formed in 1920 to promote cooperation and peace among nations, U.S.A. never joined
  4. 10. A form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield.
  5. 11. A telegram Germany Sent to Mexico to convince Mexico to attack the U.S., but brought the U.S.A. into the war
  6. 14. Treaty that ended WW I, blamed Germany for WW I and handed down harsh punishment.
  7. 15. A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
  8. 17. wanting one's own country, pride in one's country
  9. 19. A policy of nonparticipation in international economic and political relations
  10. 22. Russian founder of the Bolsheviks, leader of the Russian Revolution, and first head of the USSR
  11. 24. Russian Czar during WWI; unpopular with Russian people; overthrown in March 1917; executed by Bolsheviks after November Revolution (1917)
  12. 27. A series of proposals in which U.S. president Woodrow Wilson outlined a plan for achieving a lasting peace after World War I.
Down
  1. 1. The generation who became disillusioned with society after World War I
  2. 2. beginning in 1915, before U.S. entry into World War I, a movement led by former president Theodore Roosevelt that called on the government to increase U.S. military strength and convince Americans of the need for U.S. involvement in the war
  3. 4. A military alliance between Great Britain, France, and Russia in the years before WWI.
  4. 5. U.S. president during WWI, created Fourteen Points
  5. 6. The revolution against the Tsarist government which led to the abdication of Nicholas II and the creation of a provisional government in March 1917.
  6. 7. territories set up by the League of Nations and administered by western powers
  7. 9. Mental injuries caused by the stress of war, such as PTSD
  8. 12. a German submarine that was the first submarine employed in warfare, initially used during WW1
  9. 13. Foot rot caused by long periods of time in wet boots
  10. 16. A policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army always prepared for war
  11. 18. Kaiser of Germany during WWI
  12. 20. A conflict in which the participating countries devote all their resources to the war effort
  13. 21. the devastated strip of land between the two opposing trenches
  14. 23. Payment for war damages, such as those that Germany paid after WWI
  15. 25. agreements between nations to aid and protect one another
  16. 26. information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.