The Great War

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Across
  1. 6. Trench Warfare (No Man's Land)
  2. 7. November 11,1918-armistice signed
  3. 10. Designed to break deadlock of trench warfare
  4. 13. First us marines in WW1 combat- 4 june 1918
  5. 15. cut down many soldiers out of trenches
  6. 16. Supported Austria
  7. 17. Defended Serbia
  8. 21. "Big Push" attack across river Somme by British
  9. 22. Strip Germany of war making power
  10. 24. Frequently used only when trenches were close
  11. 27. First full-scale offensive with the tank
  12. 28. Both sides dig in: (Barbed wire entanglements)
  13. 31. Title given Marines by Germans "Teufel Hundem"
  14. 32. The Big 4
  15. 33. Massive arms buildup late 1800s/early 1900s in Europe
Down
  1. 1. battle that stopped German advance
  2. 2. Defeat France b/f Russia is mobilized
  3. 3. They attacked aliied shipping across the atlantic, a major cause of u.s. entry to war
  4. 4. German attack to frighten french-feb 23, 1916
  5. 5. Deep ditches to defend their positions
  6. 8. Treaties to defend one another in event of war-"balance of power"
  7. 9. Austro-Hungatian Empire assassinated
  8. 11. "Come on you sone of whitchs
  9. 12. Drop bombs on railways,intersections,factories,etc.
  10. 14. and France supported Russia
  11. 18. Used to cut supply lines
  12. 19. women in the workforce at home-replacing men gone off to war
  13. 20. intensified rivalries between nations
  14. 23. final factor in U.S. entering the war
  15. 25. All the new and improved weapons made killing much more efficient-changed warfare as the world knew it
  16. 26. In Africa-increased tension over territories and boundaries
  17. 27. 1914- attempt by the British to stop the advances of Germans
  18. 29. All sides used gas
  19. 30. zeppelins originally used for bombing- easy to shoot down