WW1 Revision

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  1. 2. The island-based empire that was part of the Triple Entente.
  2. 3. A type of code used to send messages using sequences of short and long beeps.
  3. 13. The year that WW1 started in letters.
  4. 15. Small packets of food given to soldiers on the field, only having the bare necessities
  5. 18. The western front was in this for a long time.
  6. 19. The name of the important strait supply line from Russia to the Western Front.
  7. 22. The contractual obligations used by countries to ensure they would help each other in war.
  8. 23. The white variant of this chemical was used to firebomb entire cities.
  9. 25. The capital of Germany during WW1.
  10. 27. The main defence from artillery bombardment.
  11. 29. The typically city-based business, political, and military hub of a country.
  12. 31. The year that WW1 ended in letters.
  13. 33. Typically the highest attainable rank in a navy.
  14. 35. The ideals of spreading a countries influence across the world.
  15. 37. The capital of Britain during WW1.
  16. 39. The armed division of a government.
  17. 43. The heavily armoured vehicles that revolutionised war.
  18. 47. A typically explosive-propelled projectile with a high explosive yield.
  19. 48. A country that was allied with Germany, and defended the Dardanelles.
  20. 49. One of the two main starting countries of WW1.
  21. 51. The peninsula that the ANZACs made landfall at.
  22. 52. The engagement between two or more countries in military engagements, typically with the two countries aiming to destroy or disable the other.
  23. 53. The country that switched sides midway through the war.
  24. 55. Generally the main propulsion device used to shoot artillery shells.
  25. 56. The specialised German troopers who were highly trained assault units, specialising in infiltration tactics.
  26. 60. A seafaring machine used for naval warfare.
  27. 62. The first name of the assassin of Franz Ferdinand.
  28. 64. The country that had a small geographical or political involvement in WW1, primarily supplying weaponry to the Triple Entente for the majority of the war.
  29. 65. A type of grenade used to blind and daze combatants temporarily.
  30. 67. the acronym that outlined the main causes of WW1.
  31. 68. The act of a country's military encroaching on a foreign countries soil with the intent of capturing a location or area.
  32. 70. The capital of Russia during WW1.
  33. 71. The period wherein no countries are at war.
  34. 73. This milk product was produced by fermenting milk into a solid substance.
Down
  1. 1. The name of the German spiky hats.
  2. 2. these were dropped on countries to decimate their cities.
  3. 3. The area of sea completely enclosed by land, and connected to the Atlantic Ocean.
  4. 4. A soldier who generally specialised in long-range engagements using a rifle.
  5. 5. A region of northern France that had a large evacuation of military forces take place, primarily by civilian boats that had gone across the English Channel.
  6. 6. The large nation that was the main supplier of food to the Triple Entente.
  7. 7. A throwable timed explosive used during WW1.
  8. 8. This natural cause took many lives of soldiers away from battle.
  9. 9. The country that was on the Triple Alliance, and started WW1.
  10. 10. Highly trained regiments of an army, often having specialised roles.
  11. 11. The early name for PTSD experienced by soldiers after the war.
  12. 12. The capital of Turkey, as of WW1.
  13. 14. The country where ANZACs trained before the Gallipoli invasion.
  14. 16. The Australian and New Zealand Soldiers were called the...
  15. 17. A formal agreement between two countries to disengage from war.
  16. 20. The place that had baguettes.
  17. 21. The name for the seafaring division of a military.
  18. 24. The name of the contingency plan used by Germany during WW1
  19. 26. A typically underground, highly fortified building used to defend against artillery and ground forces.
  20. 28. The act of using heavy artillery to bombard a location with artillery shells.
  21. 30. This neutral country was invaded by Germany at the start of the war.
  22. 32. This dual-winged, cloth covered plane type was commonly used for aerial battles.
  23. 34. The invention of this type of weaponry changed war forever.
  24. 36. A plantable, hidden explosive that detonated when stepped on.
  25. 38. The animals used by John Simpson to ferry the wounded away from battle at Gallipoli.
  26. 40. The ideals of gaining more military power for your country.
  27. 41. The ideal that one's country was better than others.
  28. 42. A country that was part of the Triple alliance, and gained the blame for the war.
  29. 44. The eastern continent with the least involvement in WW1.
  30. 45. An individual who generally did not engage in combat, and instead specialised in the extraction or treatment of wounded combatants.
  31. 46. France produced this long, thin, type of bread during its history.
  32. 50. The activity of maintaining international relations between countries.
  33. 54. America The 'banana state' that had little involvement in WW1.
  34. 57. The ethno-linguistic group who speak the slavic languages, such as Russians and Serbians.
  35. 58. These carriers of disease caused the deaths of many soldiers.
  36. 59. The name of the empire that defended Gallipoli from the Triple Entente forces
  37. 61. This island colony of Britain was forced into the war.
  38. 63. A mounted blade traditionally attached to a rifle, used in the event of a close quarters combat situation.
  39. 65. The first name of the Austro-Hungarian noble killed by Gavrilo Princip.
  40. 66. Military weapons and equipment were called:
  41. 69. The capital of Russia during WW1.
  42. 72. The continent that was the main theatre of war during WW1.