WW1 Start to Russia Xword

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Across
  1. 2. The Russian leader who personally left his family to lead his ill-prepared troops on the front lines
  2. 4. The British spy sent to the Middle East to rally Arab people against Turkish rule
  3. 7. A weak, multi-ethnic empire that joined the Central Powers in hopes of winning back lost territory
  4. 8. A "mad monk" and peasant who gained influence over the Russian royal family by claiming to perform miracles
  5. 11. The heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne whose assassination served as the "spark" for the war
  6. 15. A famous but failed Allied amphibious assault near the Ottoman capital of Istanbul
  7. 17. A defensive style of fighting in ditches where soldiers faced disease, rats, and machine guns
  8. 18. An arms race between European powers where the accumulation of weapons made conflict more likely
  9. 19. The primary line of fighting located in Northern France
  10. 20. The first mass killing of the 20th century, where approximately 1.5 million people were killed by the Ottomans
Down
  1. 1. The alliance of England, France, and Russia that surrounded their opponents
  2. 3. A metaphor used to describe the dangerous and explosive situation in the Balkans
  3. 5. A strong sense of pride and devotion to one's own country or ethnic group
  4. 6. The alliance of Germany and Austria, later joined by the Ottomans and Bulgaria
  5. 9. The practice of countries conquering the rest of the world for resources and power
  6. 10. The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps that participated in the assault at Gallipoli
  7. 12. The Serbian nationalist responsible for shooting the Austro-Hungarian heir and his wife
  8. 13. A situation where no side has a distinct advantage and battles result in very little ground changing hands
  9. 14. Germany's aggressive strategy to quickly defeat France before turning to fight Russia
  10. 16. The South-East European region that broke away from the Ottoman Empire and became a center of tension