World War I Review
Across
- 1. A large amount of fighting, including the Battles of Verdun, Marne and the Somme took place in this Allied Power country.
- 3. Some new strategies included _____________ weapons such as Mustard and Chlorine Gas.
- 6. Pride in one's country.
- 8. Competition for colonies.
- 9. The building up of armies and navies.
- 10. The new style of fighting used in WWI (it wasn't very effective!)
- 12. The Eastern front of the war closed after the ___________________.
- 16. Germany used unrestricted _____________ warfare in the waters near the fighting during WWI.
- 17. All countries in the war used _____________ to convince their citizens to keep fighting.
- 21. This was the nickname for American soldiers during WWI.
- 22. Food supplies ran low due to feeding troops and many countries relied on _____________, a system of controlling the sale of certain products at home.
- 24. This Central Power country was blamed with starting the war.
- 25. This was the nickname for the Balkans, an area of intense Nationalist activity waiting for a spark to start major conflict.
- 26. This new Balkan country was the first invaded during the war.
Down
- 1. With all available men fighting, women began working at ____________.
- 2. This Central Power country was known as the "sick man of Europe" due to its poor economy.
- 4. Secret Deals between many European countries.
- 5. The leaders of the Major countries in the War met to discuss a peace treaty at ______________.
- 7. After the assassination of the heir to their throne, this country declared war.
- 11. His assassination triggered the start of World War One.
- 12. Germany was forced to pay _________________ to cover the cost of the war for England and France.
- 13. The Weapons of WWI were more effective at killing thanks to the ________________ Revolution.
- 14. During the first years of the war the US maintained ___________ and avoided picking a side.
- 15. The sinking of this ship helped bring the US into WWI.
- 16. For three years no side was able to win the war, this is known as a ______________.
- 18. On 11/11/1918 all fighting stopped when an ______________ was declared.
- 19. Most of the fighting took place on the East and West __________.
- 20. This Allied Power country was the world's greatest Imperial power at the time of the war.
- 23. World war I is also known as the first _____________, a war where all of a nation's resources are used to fight.
- 25. This 19-year old assassin is blamed with starting World War One.