WWI Vocab Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. the rapid development of industry, beginning in Britain in the mid-eighteenth century
  2. 4. a situation where neither side is able to gain an advantage
  3. 6. a territory of a sovereign or government
  4. 12. compulsory enlistment into the armed forces
  5. 13. a military tactic used by the Germans that included short and fast attacks using a range of mobile weapons
  6. 14. the military buildup by countries competing to have the largest military forces and the latest military technology
  7. 15. the coalition of countries in opposition to the Allies in the First World War
  8. 18. a sense of pride in, and love of, one’s country; advocacy of political independence for a particular country
  9. 22. a body of troops stationed in a fortified place
  10. 23. the act of stopping ships from leaving or entering ports
  11. 25. a type of machine gun that was mass-produced in Britain during the First World War
  12. 26. an economic system in which the means of production are publicly owned by the state and goods are distributed equally according to need
  13. 27. a political and economic theory that promotes the public ownership of a nation’s resources and means of production
  14. 28. a revolutionary political party led by Lenin that seized power from Russia’s Provisional Government in November 1917
  15. 29. the agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting
  16. 30. a grenade-type explosive device propelled from a rifle barrel
Down
  1. 1. the study of the construction of history
  2. 2. the coalition of countries in opposition to the Central Powers in the First World War
  3. 5. a short gun firing bombs at high angles to drop into enemy trenches
  4. 7. the movement by troops when they climbed up from their trenches to move forward into battle
  5. 8. the practice of extending the power of a nation, especially by acquiring territory of another nation
  6. 9. those citizens who remain at home during a war; the home front typically includes women, children and the elderly
  7. 10. a revolution that sent a wave of political and social unrest throughout the Russian Empire
  8. 11. the countries on the Balkan peninsula in southern Europe
  9. 16. the belief that something has special qualities that place it above others
  10. 17. an international organisation established at the end of the First World War to maintain world peace
  11. 19. information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view
  12. 20. a war in which all aspects of society are involved
  13. 21. the war between the Northern and Southern states of the United States, fought between 1861 and 1865
  14. 24. a strategy to wear down the enemy with continuous actions to reduce their resources