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- 1. Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, and the United States became known as this during WWI.
- 3. This cause of WWI was he building up of massive armies to protect western colonies around the world.
- 8. As a result of the assassination of Austria’s Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife, Austria-Hungary declared war on this country.
- 9. This cause of WWI was competition to control land for natural resources found in Africa and Asia.
- 10. Pre-war alliance of Great Britain, France and Russia.
- 12. This is spreading of ideas to influence public opinion for or against a cause.
- 15. This kind of war involves wearing down the other side faster than they can wear you down.
- 16. Austria-Hungary was concerned that these groups within their empire desired to break away and form their own countries.
- 17. This region of fighting became a stalemate as trench warfare developed between German and Allied forces in France.
- 18. This cause of WWI was that European ethnic groups were disappointed that they didn’t have their own countries prior to WWI.
- 19. The Schlieffen Plan was a German plan to first defeat France and then this country.
- 20. This cause of WWI saw teams of counties coming to each other's aid when attacked.
Down
- 2. This British passenger ship was sunk by a German submarine killing US citizens on board.
- 4. This is the German message sent to Mexico instructing the Mexicans to attack the U.S. which actually caused the U.S. to enter the war.
- 5. This is the deadly space in between two opposing trench systems
- 6. During the war, new roles in the workforce were created for women because so many men entered the military effort. As a result women in the US gained this right.
- 7. Austria-Hungary, Germany, and the Ottoman Empire were known at this during WWI.
- 11. Pre-war alliance of Austria-Hungary, Germany and Italy.
- 13. This is when governments controlled the economies and resources within their own countries in order to win a war.
- 14. After Russia declared war on Austria-Hungary, Germany declared war on Russia and this country.