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