Across
- 2. the absolute ruler of Russia before 1917
- 4. the love of one's country
- 5. occurs when the value of stocks falls quickly and deeply
- 6. the united countries of England, Scotland, and Wales, a union that dated from the early 1700s
- 8. using strong armies and threats of war
- 9. the alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria in World War I
- 10. Turkey and its colonies
- 11. the alliance of Great Britain, France, Russia, and the United States during World War I
- 12. World War II worldwide conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945
- 14. military expeditions sent from 1096 to 1272 by various popes to capture the Holy Land from Muslim Turks
Down
- 1. European conflict from 1914 to 1918; also known as the Great War and "the war to end all wars"
- 3. mapmaking
- 5. the division of much of Africa among European countries between 1885 and 1910
- 7. the leader of the Roman Catholic Church
- 9. a foreign area controlled by a country and contributing to its wealth
- 13. describes a prison