Across
- 2. the military alliance formed between Russia, Great Britain, and france before WW1
- 4. a toxic war gas that raises blisters and attacks the lungs and eyes.
- 5. the german plan of totally destroying french forces by outflanking them was the _____ plan
- 7. for the right of self-determination by countries and also for the formation of the league of nations
- 10. a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force
- 12. this was an attempt by germany to bring mexico into war
- 13. the longest battle of of WW1 was...
- 14. was NOT one of the leaders who were known as the "big four" at the peace meetings following WW1
- 16. the name given to great britains navy
- 19. a union or association between three powers or states
- 23. was a member of the triple alliance
- 25. was assassinated in the archduke francis ferdinand
- 26. president during WW1
- 31. this ended the war between russia and the central powers
- 33. the sinking of what ship by germany brought the U.S. closer to entering WW1
- 34. a formal agreement between two or more nations or powers to cooperate and come to another's defense
- 35. was the only major naval engagement of WW1
- 37. the president of france during WW1
- 40. he was the king of germany during WW1
- 42. american president during WW1
- 43. this battle saw the first use of chemical weapons.
- 44. he was the german chancellor during WW1, he favored war
- 45. war aims outlined by President Wilson in 1918, which he believed would promote lasting peace
- 46. the german fleet of ships
Down
- 1. was the political leader of france during WW1 but wasn't president
- 3. the battle of ... witnessed the first use of the modern tank
- 6. was a member of the triple entente
- 8. the battle of ____ was the last "open" battle of the western front
- 9. he was a top french commander during WW1
- 11. WW1 military strategy of defending a position by fighting from the protection of deep ditches
- 15. in 1917 the U.S. entered war with ___ and its allies
- 17. were used to drop bombs on the enemy as well as find out the enemy's position
- 18. was austria's foreign minister who was know to be a war hawk and favored war with serbia
- 20. ____ truce of 1914
- 21. warfare this involved digging, barbed wire and "no mans land".
- 22. was the british general of british troops in france during WW1
- 24. type of warfare resulted in the use of masks by foot soldiers
- 27. a law that requires people of a certain age to enlist int he military
- 28. was the leader of great britain during WW1
- 29. this mans death set a chain reaction which ultimately led to the outbreak of WW1
- 30. a strip of land between the trenches of opposing armies along the western front during WW1
- 32. leader of italy during WW1
- 36. was not a member of the triple entante
- 38. the name for the powers who fought against the central powers
- 39. was the top german commander during WW1 who was inspirational at the battle of tannenberg
- 41. he was the commander of the american troops in europe during WW1