World War I
Across
- 5. Heir apparent to the Austrian emperor, the assassination of him and his wife led to the beginning of World War 1.
- 7. An increase in the importance of the military of a country
- 10. A coalition of governments designed to find peaceful solutions to disagreements, proposed by Woodrow Wilson
- 13. A telegram from Germany to Mexico offering Mexico a return of territory in exchange for declaring war on the US.
- 14. A truce or cease-fire agreement between warring nations
- 17. Loans to the government that aided its ability to prepare for World War 1.
- 18. A government agency organized to help settle disputes between workers and employers in war industries
- 19. The coalition of nations in World War 1 that included the German, Austrio-Hungary, and Ottoman empires
- 20. A new kind of warfare in WW1 that involved troops digging and fighting from deep holes.
- 21. Unbiased, not favoring either side in a conflict
Down
- 1. law that allowed the president to draft soldiers in times of war
- 2. US military forces sent to Europe during WW1 and led by General John J Pershing.
- 3. German submarines
- 4. Brought an end to World War 1, but was never ratified by the United States
- 6. A situation in which neither side can win a victory
- 8. A plan for fighting a battle or war
- 9. US Senator from Massachusetts who was opposed to President Wilson’s plan for the League of Nations, fearing it would draw the US into wars not in the nation’s interest.
- 10. A passenger ship bombed by Germany.
- 11. People who believe in the political system in which all resources are shared equally
- 12. Financial payments by the loser of a war
- 15. To prepare for war.
- 16. A group of nations that allied to fight the Central Powers in World War 1