WW1 Choice Board
Across
- 3. Treaty negotiated with Germany- signed June 28, 1919
- 6. submarine warfare- German policy to sink any ship, without warning, around Britain
- 12. Became increasingly utilized for bombing, dog fights, and strafing runs
- 14. Defeat France before Russia is mobilized- French will immediately retake Alsace-Lorraine- plan failed
- 15. Communist leader Vladimir Lenin took power- offered truce to Germany (date)
- 21. Designed to break deadlock of trench warfare
- 24. Allied powers
- 27. People and soldiers turned on Kaiser WIlheim II- he stepped down
- 28. Treaties to defend one another in event of war- “balance of power”
- 29. 1917 Russia withdrew from the war due to civil unrest and revolt
- 30. German model flamethrower WW1
- 31. November 11, 1918
- 34. intensified rivalries between nations
- 35. Massive arms buildup late 1800s/early 1900s in Europe
- 36. recruiting, war bonds, etc.
- 37. Truce with Russia and Germany
- 38. most important weapon
Down
- 1. Battle that stopped German advance
- 2. Gas that attacked the respiratory system
- 4. German strength- U-boats- torpedoed many ships
- 5. U.S. declared war on Germany (date)
- 7. Russia
- 8. Warfare- changed the way war was fought- to try to end stalemate
- 9. First gas used- choked victims- Germans first to use
- 10. Note from German foreign secretary to Mexico- offering to help Mexico gain back lost land for allying with Germany against U.S.
- 11. In Africa- increased tension over territories and boundaries
- 13. Bulgarians and Ottomans first to surrender (date)
- 16. Central powers
- 17. Cut down many soldiers out of trenches- 600 rounds per minute- cooling issues
- 18. Originally used for bombing- easy to shoot down
- 19. created “No Man’s Land”- impassable
- 20. 1915- killed 1,198, including 128 Americans- angered Americans
- 22. Blisters internally and externally
- 23. signed November 11, 1918
- 24. Countries devoted all of their resources to the war effort
- 25. Launched burning fuel- frequently used on when trenches were close and on tanks
- 26. France
- 32. Both sides dig in- barbed wire entanglements
- 33. German attack to frighten French- Feb 23, 1916