WWI

2. German naval strategy of sinking ships without warning, which pushed the United States closer to entering the war.
6. British ship sunk by Germany that included American passengers.
9. Law passed to draft and recruit soldiers for World War I.
10. Fierce pride and loyalty toward one’s country, especially seen in the Balkans.
14. Countries built large militaries and new weapons because of the Industrial Revolution and wanted to protect overseas investments.
15. American general who trained inexperienced U.S. troops into an effective fighting force during World War I.
16. President Wilson’s plan promoting peace, self-rule, and freedom of the seas.
17. Type of fighting using deep ditches that often led to stalemates.
18. Investments purchased by citizens to help finance the war.

1. Secret agreements between countries formed because of grudges and conflicts with other nations.
3. America’s policy under President Wilson of staying out of foreign wars at the beginning of World War I.
4. Competition among nations to colonize and control overseas territories.
5. Movement of African Americans from the South to northern cities during the war era.
7. Secret German telegram asking Mexico to join the war against the United States.
8. The killing of Archduke Franz Ferdinand that sparked World War I in June 1914.
11. Payments Germany was required to make for damages caused during the war under the Treaty of Versailles.
12. Government agency created to coordinate supplies and production for the war effort.
13. Agreement that stopped the fighting and ended World War I.