World War I Vocabulary

12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
Across
  1. 2. This was an infection of the feet caused by cold, wet and insanitary conditions.
  2. 3. A strip of land between the trenches of opposing armies along the Western Front during WW1
  3. 6. A policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army always prepared for war
  4. 10. Treaty a treaty between Russia and Germany stating Russia's withdrawal from the war
  5. 12. assassin of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria, a member of the Black Hand
  6. 13. A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country
  7. 16. A situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
  8. 19. the channeling of a nation's entire resources into a war effort
  9. 22. Payment for war damages
  10. 23. Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire
  11. 24. an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce.
  12. 25. nickname for American troops in Europe
  13. 26. A friendly understanding between political powers
  14. 27. Germany sent this to Mexico instructing an ambassador to convince Mexico to go to war with the U.S.
  15. 28. the group of people in southeastern Europe who were the same ethnic group as the Russians
Down
  1. 1. A military draft
  2. 4. a wearing down over time
  3. 5. Ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause.
  4. 7. A British passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-Boat
  5. 8. (1929) a novel illustrating the horrors of World War I and the experiences of veterans and soldiers.
  6. 9. of the United States during WWI
  7. 11. A pre-WWI military alliance between Great Britain, France, and Russia
  8. 14. Attack plan by Germans to go through Belgium and attack France
  9. 15. Territory taken by Germany from France as a rest of the Franco Prussian war. Was later returned to France as a result of German defeat in WWI
  10. 17. German submarines used in World War I
  11. 18. the treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers
  12. 20. A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
  13. 21. Serbian nationalist/terrorist group responsible for the assassination of Austrian Archduke