World War I Crossword Puzzle
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- 3. Many new ______ were made.
- 4. This was the first "___ war".
- 5. _________ created a sense competition among imperial nations.
- 8. He was the German chancellor during WWI.
- 11. ___________ was the top German commander during WWI who was inspirational at the Battle of Tannenberg.
- 15. The Battle of ______ was the last "open" battle of the Western Front.
- 17. The end of WWI was called....
- 18. He was the political leader of France during WWI, but not its president.
- 20. This ended the war between Russia and the Central Powers.
- 24. People became dispensable pawns in a "war of ______".
- 25. Which country was not one of the members of the Triple Entente?...but was on their side.
- 26. He was a British general of British troops in France during WWI.
- 27. The German Fleet of ships was known as the...
- 28. _______ was the leader of Great Britain during WWI.
- 30. He was a top French commander during WWI.
- 32. The name for the powers who fought against the Central Powers was the _______ Powers.
- 33. This was the only major naval engagement of WWI.
- 36. The Battle of ________ witnessed the first use of the modern tank.
- 37. The German plan of totally destroying French forces by outflanking them was called the _______ Plan.
- 39. This country was a member of the Triple Entente.
- 41. Austria-Hungary sent Serbia a list of ______.
- 43. The Leader of Italy during WWI.
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- 1. This was called for the right of self-determination by countries and also for the formation of the League of Nations.
- 2. Who was responsible for the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand?
- 4. He was the king of Germany during WWI.
- 6. The name given to Great Britain's navy.
- 7. This battle saw the first use of chemical weapons.
- 9. the number of ____________ killed during WWI exceeded the number of soldiers killed during battle because of air raids massacres, famines, and diseases.
- 10. This country was a member of the Triple Alliance.
- 12. This type of warfare resulted in the use of masks by foot soldiers.
- 13. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia on ____ 28, 1914.
- 14. This man's death set of a chain reaction which ultimately led to the outbreak of WWI.
- 16. "_________ of war"-People became dispensable pawns.
- 19. The longest battle of WWI was the Battle of...
- 20. Another of the final straws between Germany and the United States, this was an attempt by Germany to bring Mexico into the war.
- 21. The President of France during WWI was ...
- 22. This involved digging, barbed wire, and "no man's land".
- 23. What is one of the 5 main causes of WWI?
- 29. These were used to drop bombs on the enemy as well as find out the enemy's position.
- 31. The American president during WWI.
- 33. This called for a full commitment of human and economic resources.
- 34. He was Austria's foreign minister who was known to be a war hawk.
- 35. He was the commander of the American troops in Europe during WWI.
- 38. The cease fire which occurred between German and French troops in the Western trenches was known as the _______ Truce of 1914.
- 40. The sinking of what ship by Germany brought the U.S. closer to entering WWI.
- 42. 65 ______ people fought in WWI.