The Great War

5. – A promise between Germany and Austria-Hungary to protect each other if attacked.
9. – The 1919 meeting where Allied leaders decided how to punish Germany.
11. – The peace treaty that officially ended World War I and blamed Germany.
14. – Germany and its allies, like Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire, in World War I.
15. – Austrian archduke whose assassination led to the start of World War I.

1. – A military team formed by Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy before the war.
2. – A top German general who won major battles on the Eastern Front.
3. – A secret deal where Germany and Russia agreed to stay neutral if war broke out.
4. Inventor of dynamite who started the Nobel Peace Prize to support peace efforts.
6. – Germany’s strategy to quickly defeat France by invading through Belgium.
7. – Alliance of Britain, France, and Russia before and during World War I.
8. – German leader whose aggressive actions helped cause World War I.
10. – A British ship sunk by a German submarine, killing Americans and angering the U.S.
12. – A wealthy steelmaker who gave money to promote world peace.
13. – U.S. president during WWI who wanted peace through his Fourteen Points.