Origins of World War I

3. Nation that was originally determined to stay out of the war and managed to do so from 1914 to 1917.
4. Mechanized mobile artillery weapon first used in the WW I.
11. The premeditated act of killing someone suddenly or secretively
15. Name of the alliance of Britain, France and Russia once the war started.
16. Name of the alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy at the start of WW I.
17. Extreme pride in one’s country
19. Name of the alliance of Britain, France and Russia at the start of the WW I.
20. Nation that switched sides shortly after the war began.

1. Building up a strong military to prepare for war
2. The transformation of a society from an agrarian/handicraft economy to one dominated by machine manufacturing and factory production.
5. Name of the alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire (Turkey) once the war started.
6. Nation that was forced to drop out of fighting the war due to an internal revolution.
7. The Russian ruler and cousin to King George V of England who was overthrown and murdered during the Russian Revolution of 1917.
8. When one country takes over another country economically and politically.
9. Ruler who led Germany into the war.
10. U.S. President who was elected in part due to a promise to keep the country out of WW I but later changed his mind.
12. aquatic weapon used with deadly effectiveness by Germany during the war.
13. The location of the worst ground battles during the war.
14. Heir to the Austrian Throne who was assassinated along with his wife while on a diplomatic mission in Bosnia.
18. Name of the Serbian Nationalist terrorist organization whose member assassinated the Austrian Arch Duke starting the war.