World War I Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 1. A group that travels with something, such as a ship, to protect it
  2. 4. compensation or repayment; compensation payable by a defeated nation for damages sustained by another nation
  3. 7. a group of communists who overthrew the democratic Russian government
  4. 9. WW1 military strategy at defending a position by fighting from the protection of deep ditches.
  5. 15. Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
  6. 16. WW1 alliance led by Austria-Hungary and Germany and later joined by Bulgaria and the ottoman Empire.
  7. 17. take over countries to gain more land and control
  8. 18. the ground between the two opposing trenches.
  9. 21. authorized the United States federal government to raise a national army for service in World War I through conscription
  10. 23. a country or area in which another country has power to affect developments although it has no formal authority.
  11. 27. President of the United States during World War I
  12. 28. German submarines used in World War I
  13. 29. The spreading of ideas about an institution or individual for the purpose of influencing opinion
Down
  1. 2. Lead the Bolshevik party and started communism in Russia
  2. 3. caused by fears of subversion by communists in the United States after the Russian Revolution.
  3. 5. the state of not supporting or helping either side in a conflict
  4. 6. A policy of aggressive military preparedness
  5. 8. a union of countries formed in 1919 by the Treaty of Versailles to uphold peace, security and promote settlements by arbitration
  6. 10. treaty between Germany and the allied powers in which Germany accepted full responsibility for the war and agreed to pay repay
  7. 11. Heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne, was assassinated in Sarajevo, started World War I.
  8. 12. a limited portion or allowance of food or goods; limitation of use
  9. 13. Alliance that included Great Britain, France, Russia, the United States, and other countries during World Wars I.
  10. 14. Great Britain, France, Russia
  11. 19. First Chancellor of Germany
  12. 20. temporary agreement to stop fighting
  13. 22. war bond sold to Americans; 2/3 of war budget
  14. 24. Spying, especially to gain government secrets
  15. 25. the state of not supporting or helping either side in a conflict
  16. 26. Leaders of France, the United States, Great Britain, Italy