Across
- 6. mutual defense agreements
- 7. the conquest of foreign lands to create or expand an empire
- 8. at the time, people called WWI the _______ War.
- 10. the political murder of a prominent person for political purposes
- 12. most important branch of the military that connected the world’s colonies, trading centers, and commerce.
- 13. the name of the Archduke of Austria-Hungary who was assassinated launching WWI
- 14. country over which France and Germany conflicted during the Scramble for Africa
- 16. Germany instigated Austria-Hungary into declaring war on Serbia by offering this, which essentially said Germany would do whatever was necessary to help Austria-Hungary
- 17. the name of the 19 year old who assassinated the Archduke and of Austria-Hungary and his pregnant wife
- 18. this Revolution led to the mechanization of warfare and the mass production of weapons making WWI “The First Modern War”
- 20. This country was actually neutral, but was was dragged into the war regardless due to a German invasion
- 21. the Bosnian, Serb nationalist group responsible for the assasinatpn of the Archduke of Austria-Hungary
Down
- 1. the belief that all nations (cultural/ethnic groups) should have their own country exclusively
- 2. region in Austria-Hungary in which Serb nationalism too hold
- 3. This country preemptively declared war on both Russia and France
- 4. the Triple ______ consisted of Italy, Germany, and Austria- Hungary
- 5. the increase in the empower and influence of a country’s military through the build up of the armaments and personnel of the military
- 9. the Triple ______ consisted of Russia, Britain, and France
- 11. this naval race resulted from the idea that: “Whoever controls the waves controls the world.”
- 15. WWI expanded from a European war into a world war because many countries, such as Britain and France, possessed these
- 19. continent nearly entirely colonized just prior to WWI