WWI Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 3. a group of ships traveling together accompanied by warships
- 10. the "powder Keg"
- 11. Involved in starting WWI
- 13. His assassination caused Austria-Hungary to declare war on Serbia
- 17. man's land disputed ground, as between the front trenches of opposing sides
- 18. a protective mask used as a defense against poisonous gas
- 19. a large German airship for reconnaissance and bombing
- 20. used to promote people to join the army
- 21. a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war
- 23. a policy of maintaining a strong military prepared for war
- 24. a final demand or statement of terms
- 27. What was Turkey
- 29. Ally of Austria-Hungary
- 32. a situation in which no action can be progress made
- 35. warfare combat in which opposing troops fight from trenches
- 36. the strait that separates European Turkey from Asian Turkey
- 37. Largest country in the world
Down
- 1. an armored vehicle armed with machine guns and caterpillar treads
- 2. compulsory enlistment into armed forces
- 4. the state of not supporting either side in a war
- 5. a gaseous substance used in warfare to kill or harm
- 6. dogs that go to the front lines to bring messages
- 7. prepare and organize of troops for active service
- 8. The mother country of the United States
- 9. a territory created by the German Empire in 1871
- 10. Welsh soldier who from 1916 to 1918 organized the Arab revolt against the Turks
- 12. a Serbian that assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife
- 14. a 1918 statement that says the war was being fought for a moral cause
- 15. an extremely cruel act
- 16. The "Boot" ಠ_ಠ
- 22. an informal alliance
- 25. Neutral until Germany invaded
- 26. The french country in Europe
- 28. a civilian cruise ship sunk by German U-boats
- 30. wire with short, sharp spikes set along it, used on no man's land
- 31. a German submarine
- 33. planes armed with machine guns and engaged in dogfights
- 34. when a country converts all of their resources to their effort