WW1 Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 6. of Nations / an international organization formed in 1920 to promote cooperation and peace among nations.
  2. 7. System / network of countries for mutual protection.
  3. 8. Situation / in which neither side of a conflict can win a decisive victory.
  4. 12. / the action or process of gradually reducing the strength or effectiveness of someone or something through sustained attack or pressure.
  5. 13. Flying Corps / the forerunner of the Royal Air Force.
  6. 14. / information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause.
  7. 16. Battle / Ypres was a famous medieval city but was destroyed in the series of battles that took place here. Adolf Hitler fought in these battles for the German Army.
  8. 17. Service Act / (1917) Law that required men between the ages of 21 and 30 to register for the draft into the armed forces.
  9. 19. / soldiers who fought on foot. Took many casualties from machine gun fire, poison gas and poor and out-of-date tactics. Suffered trench warfare.
  10. 20. J. Pershing / Commander of the American Expeditionary Force.
  11. 21. / People who seek the equal distribution of wealth and the end of all forms of private property.
  12. 25. of Versailles Treaty / that ended WW I. It blamed Germany for WW I and handed down harsh punishment.
  13. 26. Telegram / A telegram Germany Sent to Mexico to convince Mexico to attack the U.S.
  14. 29. Alliance / pre WW1 alliance between Italy, Germany and Austria-Hungary.
Down
  1. 1. Points / President Wilson's plan for world peace following world war I.
  2. 2. / The isolation of an enemy's ports by means of warships to prevent passage of persons or supplies. To block or prevent the import or export of supplies from a port.
  3. 3. Ferdinand / the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary.
  4. 4. / nickname for American troops in Europe.
  5. 5. / a person who believes that war and violence are unjustifiable.
  6. 7. / a system of government by one person with absolute power.
  7. 9. / British passenger liner sunk by a German U-boat in May 1915; the deaths of 128 Americans on board contributed to U.S. entry into World War I.
  8. 10. Battle / battle where the British and French stopped the German advance in 1914 - to the south of Mons.
  9. 11. / Payments for damages and expenses brought on by war.
  10. 15. Front / The name given to the line of trenches which stretched from the English channel across the battle fields of France and Belgium during WW1.
  11. 18. / Teams of troops,ships,or equipment.
  12. 22. Man’s Land / land between the British/French trenches and the German trenches.
  13. 23. / compulsory recruitment for military service.
  14. 24. / first seen in this war. Failed badly in the Somme but much more successful at the Battle of Flers.
  15. 27. Gas / a toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises blisters and attacks the eyes and lungs.
  16. 28. / a friendly understanding or informal alliance between states or factions.