World War One Test
Across
- 4. The name of the British ocean liner sunk by the Germans which was secretly carrying ammunition on board.
- 5. Sam The patriotic character of an old man designed by the Pictorial Division of the CPI to represent the United States government.
- 8. The Archduke of Austria-Hungary who was assassinated.
- 10. The region of southeastern Europe where World War One began.
- 11. The people living in Bosnia who were Catholic.
- 15. This was the nickname for the region of southeastern Europe where WW1 erupted – a place where even a small spark of unrest might cause it to blow up.
- 16. This law gave the president the power to draft soldiers.
- 18. The name of the German Foreign Secretary to Mexico who sent a telegram asking Mexico to declare war on the United States.
- 19. The man who was against the draft and handed out leaflets urging men not to report for duty.
- 20. One of the four MAIN causes of WW1.
- 21. The man who started WW1 by shooting the Archduke of Austria-Hungary.
- 24. The secret Serbian military organization who designed the Austrian assassination plot.
- 26. The Muslim people who were native to Bosnia.
- 28. The powerful ally of Serbia.
Down
- 1. These men gave short patriotic speeches intended to persuade the public to support the war.
- 2. The people living in Bosnia who were Orthodox Christians.
- 3. This government agency had the authority to order factories to switch over from producing regular goods to materials that were needed for war.
- 6. The law that made it illegal to write about resisting the war or to hurt the U.S. government.
- 7. This industry was nationalized by the government in order to improve efficiency in getting supplies shipped to our troops in Europe.
- 9. This military technology, first used in WW1, had been invented just 11 years before the start of the war.
- 12. One of the states Germany promised to return to Mexico in exchange for their declaration of war on the United States.
- 13. The law that made it illegal to speak against the U.S. government during a time of war.
- 14. Great Britain entered the war because Germany invaded this neutral country.
- 17. How many bullets could the MG-08 fire per minute?
- 22. Britain's first tanks were male and female. In other words, they had ___________.
- 23. The type of food the government told citizens not to eat, especially on Mondays, so that it could be sent to our troops overseas.
- 25. This man was reelected as President of the United States based on his promise to keep America out of the war.
- 27. Guide