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