World War 1 Vocabulary

4. An agreement to stop fighting - was signed between France, Britain, and Germany on 11/11/1918.
6. Apparatus that allows one to breathe without inhaling poisonous gas.
8. A German submarine.
9. A country such as Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire who fought against the Allies in WW1.
12. WW1 officially ended with the signing of this document on 6/28/191.
13. People who follow the theory that all means of production are owned in common, rather than by individual.
16. Archduke and heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne whose assassination on 6/28/1914 in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip was a cause of WW1.
18. A small bomb thrown by hand or launched mechanically, could also contain poisonous gas.
19. Disputed ground between the front lines or trenches of 2 opposing armies.
21. Soldiers marching or fighting on foot.
22. A union or association formed for mutual benefit between countries and one of the causes of WW1.
24. An international organization headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland that was created after WW1 to provide a forum for resolving international disputes.
26. A British luxury liner sunk by a German submarine in the North Atlantic on 5/7/1915, led to U.S. entry into WW1.

1. The zone of fighting in western Europe where the German army engaged the armies to its west like France.
2. A gaseous substance, such as chlorine, used in warfare to kill or harm.
3. Soldiers who fought on horseback.
5. A situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible.
7. A philosophy that places great importance on military power even allowing it to overtake the government.
10. Abbreviation for World War 1, fighting between the Central Powers and the Allied Powers.
11. Compensation imposed during the Paris Peace Conference upon the Central Powers following their defeat in WW1.
14. A policy of extending another country's power and influence through colonization and one of the causes of WW1.
15. A heavy armored fighting vehicle carrying guns and moving on a continuous articulated metal track.
17. A type of land warfare using occupied fighting lines consisting of fortified ditches, in which troops are protected from enemy fire.
20. A fully automatic mounted or portable firearm designed to fire bullets in quick succession.
23. A group of countries including Britain, France, Russia, Italy and the U.S. who joined together to fight against the Central Powers in WW1.
25. The strong belief that the interests of a particular nation-state are of primary importance.
27. Large-caliber guns