WWI Crossword puzzle
Across
- 2. – Gardens planted by civilians to grow food.
- 3. – Psychological trauma from war (PTSD).
- 9. – Sharp wire used as an obstacle.
- 13. – Large guns used to fire shells.
- 14. – Agreement to stop fighting (Nov. 11, 1918).
- 15. – Preparing troops and resources for war.
- 17. – Use of poison gas in battle.
- 20. – Temporary stop in fighting.
- 21. – Tool used to see over trenches safely.
- 22. – Person who treats injured soldiers.
- 24. Line – Route used to deliver supplies to troops.
- 26. – Information used to influence opinions.
- 30. – Reinforced shelter for protection.
- 32. – Soldier who shoots from a hidden position.
- 34. – Early airplane with two wings.
- 35. – Armored vehicle introduced in WWI.
- 39. – Nickname for American soldiers.
- 40. – Building up armed forces aggressively.
- 41. – Expanding a country’s power through colonies.
- 42. – Reducing military forces.
- 43. – German submarine used in warfare.
- 44. – Agreement between countries to support each other.
- 46. – Chemical weapon causing severe burns.
- 48. – Battles fought in Eastern Europe.
- 50. – Event that sparked WWI.
Down
- 1. – 1914 ceasefire between soldiers.
- 4. – Main battle area in France and Belgium.
- 5. – Payments Germany had to make after the war.
- 6. – Preventing goods from entering or leaving a country.
- 7. – A global war fought mainly in Europe from 1914 to 1918.
- 8. – Countries like Britain, France, and Russia that fought together.
- 10. – Strong pride and loyalty to one’s country.
- 11. – Treaty that officially ended WWI.
- 12. – Dangerous area between enemy trenches.
- 16. – Germany, Austria-Hungary, and their allies.
- 18. Nations – Organization formed to maintain peace.
- 19. – Control of a territory by foreign troops.
- 23. – Soldiers who fight on foot.
- 25. – Loans citizens give to support the war.
- 27. – Killing of an important person.
- 28. – Rapid-fire weapon used in trenches.
- 29. – Area where fighting happens.
- 31. – Forced enlistment into the military.
- 33. – Limited food supplies.
- 36. – Deadlock where neither side wins.
- 37. Telegram – Secret message from Germany to Mexico.
- 38. – Battle between fighter planes.
- 45. – British ship sunk by Germany in 1915.
- 47. – Soldiers who fight on horseback.
- 49. Warfare – Fighting from deep ditches dug into the ground.