WW1 Start to Russia Xword
Across
- 2. The Russian leader who personally left his family to lead his ill-prepared troops on the front lines
- 4. The British spy sent to the Middle East to rally Arab people against Turkish rule
- 7. A weak, multi-ethnic empire that joined the Central Powers in hopes of winning back lost territory
- 8. A "mad monk" and peasant who gained influence over the Russian royal family by claiming to perform miracles
- 11. The heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne whose assassination served as the "spark" for the war
- 15. A famous but failed Allied amphibious assault near the Ottoman capital of Istanbul
- 17. A defensive style of fighting in ditches where soldiers faced disease, rats, and machine guns
- 18. An arms race between European powers where the accumulation of weapons made conflict more likely
- 19. The primary line of fighting located in Northern France
- 20. The first mass killing of the 20th century, where approximately 1.5 million people were killed by the Ottomans
Down
- 1. The alliance of England, France, and Russia that surrounded their opponents
- 3. A metaphor used to describe the dangerous and explosive situation in the Balkans
- 5. A strong sense of pride and devotion to one's own country or ethnic group
- 6. The alliance of Germany and Austria, later joined by the Ottomans and Bulgaria
- 9. The practice of countries conquering the rest of the world for resources and power
- 10. The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps that participated in the assault at Gallipoli
- 12. The Serbian nationalist responsible for shooting the Austro-Hungarian heir and his wife
- 13. A situation where no side has a distinct advantage and battles result in very little ground changing hands
- 14. Germany's aggressive strategy to quickly defeat France before turning to fight Russia
- 16. The South-East European region that broke away from the Ottoman Empire and became a center of tension