World War I

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