WWI Crosswords

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  1. 4. of Versailles/(1919) Treaty ending World War I that required Germany to pay billions of dollars of war costs and established the League of Nations.
  2. 6. points/(1918) President Woodrow Wilson's plan for organizing post World War I Europe and for avoiding future wars.
  3. 7. Powers/World War I alliance that included Britain, France, Russia, and later the United States and Italy.
  4. 8. of different opinions
  5. 9. War/Another name for WWI
  6. 10. passenger liner sunk by a German U-boat in May 1915; the deaths of 128 Americans on board contributed to U.S. entry into World War I.
  7. 14. of aggressive military preparedness.
  8. 16. deliberate action aimed at weakening another entity through subversion, obstruction, disruption, or destruction
  9. 19. for damages and expenses brought on by war.
  10. 25. of assembling and putting into readiness for war
  11. 27. death or injury during a war
  12. 29. group of vehicles (of any type, but usually motor vehicles or ships) traveling together for mutual support and protection.
  13. 31. movement
  14. 32. in which neither side of a conflict can win a decisive victory.
  15. 34. belief that a specific nation, language, or culture is superior to others.
  16. 38. form of government in which one person possesses unlimited power
  17. 39. a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms.
Down
  1. 1. Service Act/Law requiring men to register for military service
  2. 2. of Versailles/Brought on end to WWI but never ratified by the U.S
  3. 3. organization which advocate either public or direct worker ownership and administration of the means of production and allocation of resources
  4. 5. Note/letter sent to Mexico by Germany urging Mexico to help Germany by attacking the United States
  5. 11. of Power/An equilibrium of power between nations
  6. 12. attempt to create an empire
  7. 13. Ferdinand/the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary whose assassination triggered WWI
  8. 15. Powers/World War I alliance led by Austria-Hungary and Germany and later joined by Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire.
  9. 17. spreading of ideas or beliefs that help a particular cause and hurt an opposing cause by using half truths.
  10. 18. line along which opposing armies face each other
  11. 20. to war or violence as a means of settling disputes or gaining advantage
  12. 21. Warfare/World War I military strategy of defending a position by fighting from the protection of deep ditches.
  13. 22. of land between the trenches of opposing armies along the western front during World War I.
  14. 23. Wilson/ president of the United States during WWI
  15. 24. bonds/ sold during a time of war to raise money for the government
  16. 26. Big Four/President Wilson, David Lloyd George, Georges Clemenceau and Vittorio Orlando met to decide what would happen after WWI
  17. 28. Bonds/Where people bought bonds so the government could get that money now for war. The bonds increased in interest over time.
  18. 30. Submarines
  19. 33. agreement between two or more parties, made in order to advance common goals
  20. 34. choosing sides
  21. 35. systematic use of spies to get military or political secrets
  22. 36. understanding between powers
  23. 37. of Nations/ International congress of nations formed in 1919 that was designed to settle disputes and maintain peace and collective security.