World War 1

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Across
  1. 2. a country's desire to strengthen their armed forces in order to make itself more powerful
  2. 5. Devotion to the interests and culture of one's nation
  3. 9. The nickname for US soldiers in World War I
  4. 10. Heir to the Austrian throne
  5. 11. authorized the Federal Government to temporarily expand the military through conscription
  6. 13. A secret telegram from Germany that was intercepted by the British. It requested an alliance between Germany and Mexico against the United States
  7. 14. Destroyers escort merchant ships across the atlantic
  8. 16. a large luxury passenger ship that was sunk by a German submarine
  9. 18. Breathing device designed to protect the wearer against harmful substances in the air
  10. 19. Information used and distributed to present one side of an issue
  11. 20. The original alliance between Russia, France, and Britain
Down
  1. 1. Development of armed forces and their use as a tool of diplomacy
  2. 3. An alliance between a number of countries including Britain, France, Russia, Italy, and Japan
  3. 4. A strategy that Germany had for fighting a war on two front, one against France and one against Russia
  4. 6. President Woodrow Wilson’s plan for a post war Europe, outlined how to avoid a future conflict
  5. 7. A person who opposes war on moral grounds
  6. 8. Large, heavy guns used on land warfare
  7. 12. A type of land warfare where each side digs long lines of trenches for protection
  8. 15. The area between the front lines of two enemy armies
  9. 17. The name for German submarines which comes from the German word "Unterseeboat"