UNIT 7 CROSSWORD — World War I

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Across
  1. 2. FRANZFERDINAND Event that sparked World War I
  2. 6. Media used to influence public opinion and support the war
  3. 8. US forces sent to Europe led by John J Pershing
  4. 10. Network of treaties binding nations to support one another
  5. 13. Alliance of Germany Austria Hungary and Italy before World War I
  6. 14. Strategy focused on wearing down the enemy over time
  7. 15. Treaty ending World War I punishing Germany harshly
  8. 19. Payments Germany was forced to make for war damages
  9. 22. US law establishing a draft for military service
  10. 23. Alliance including France Britain Russia later the United States
  11. 24. Alliance of France Britain and Russia before World War I
Down
  1. 1. German policy of sinking ships without warning
  2. 3. Competition among nations for overseas colonies
  3. 4. Alliance of Germany Austria Hungary Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria
  4. 5. President Wilsons peace plan emphasizing self determination and diplomacy
  5. 7. Policy of building up strong armed forces in preparation for war
  6. 9. Intense pride in ones nation or ethnic group
  7. 11. International organization proposed to maintain peace
  8. 12. Treaty taking Russia out of the war
  9. 16. Dangerous area between opposing trenches
  10. 17. British passenger ship sunk by a German U boat in 1915
  11. 18. Style of fighting characterized by ditches barbed wire and stalemate
  12. 20. 1917 uprising leading to withdrawal of Russia from World War I
  13. 21. Message urging Mexico to join Germany against the United States
  14. 25. Strategy requiring use of all a nations resources toward the war effort