Chapter 27 - World War I / Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. - Ideas that are specifically designed and spread to influence public opinion
  2. 6. - Competition by European countries and monarchies for control of lands overseas
  3. 8. - An agreed upon end of the fighting
  4. 9. - German war plan designed to attack France in the West first (defeat quickly) – then turn and face Russia in the East
  5. 10. - The process of assembling troops and supplies in preparation for war
  6. 12. - An aggressive preparation for war
  7. 13. - Alliance formed between Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary in 1882
  8. 14. - The belief that there exists (by nature) a hierarchy / breakdown of people by ethnicity
  9. 15. - System of below ground trenches dug for shelter and protection
Down
  1. 1. - Payments by countries involved in the war (usually the losers) to make up for the expenses involved in fighting the war
  2. 3. - Countries agreeing to come to each other’s aid if attacked
  3. 4. - War based on the wearing down of the other side with constant attacks and heavy losses.
  4. 5. - The complete mobilization of a country, its people, and all its resources in the execution of war
  5. 7. - Belief that one's nation (or country) is best
  6. 11. - Alliance formed between France, Great Britain, Russia in 1907