WWI Crossword
Across
- 3. an agreement between 2 or more countries to help each other out in war
- 4. the act of spying, especially a government spy obtaining secrets of another government
- 5. In World War I the alliance of Germany and Austria-Hungary and other nations allied with them in opposing the Allies.
- 7. In WWI, the region along the German-Russian Border where Russians and Serbs battled Germans, Austrians, and Turks.
- 9. Introduced by the Germans and was used by both sides during the war; caused vomiting, blindness, and suffocation
- 11. a group that travels with something, such as a ship, to protect it
- 13. A telegram Germany Sent to Mexico to convince Mexico to attack the U.S.
- 15. A policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army always prepared for war
- 18. not taking sides
- 20. A situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
- 24. Territory between rival Trenches, very dangerous
- 26. the right of people to choose their own form of government
- 27. An alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy in the years before WWI.
- 29. A British passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-Boat on May 7, 1915. 128 Americans died. The sinking greatly turned American opinion against the Germans, helping the move towards entering the war.
- 30. A line of trenches and fortifications in World War I that stretched without a break from Switzerland to the North Sea. Scene of most of the fighting between Germany, on the one hand, and France and Britain, on the other.
- 31. A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, socially, and economically.
Down
- 1. information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.
- 2. an international organization formed in 1920 to promote cooperation and peace among nations
- 6. An alliance between Great Britain, France and Russia in the years before WWI.
- 8. a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.
- 10. An agreement to stop fighting
- 12. A limited portion or allowance of food or goods; limitation of use
- 14. This was an infection of the feet caused by cold, wet and insanitary conditions. In the trenches men stood for hours on end in waterlogged trenches without being able to remove wet socks or boots. The feet would gradually go numb and the skin would turn red or blue. If untreated, trench foot could turn gangrenous and result in amputation.
- 16. A form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield.
- 17. a German submarine that was the first submarine employed in warfare, initially used during WW1
- 19. a final demand with conditions that have to be met
- 21. Loyalty and devotion to a particular nationality
- 22. a payment made for a wrong or an injury
- 23. Great Britain, France, Italy, Russia, and later the US and other nations allied with them in opposing the Central Powers
- 25. A law requiring people of a certain age to serve in the military
- 27. a formal agreement between the governments of two or more countries
- 28. Focused on establishing future peace and a workable balance of power