World War I

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Across
  1. 4. Leaving the relative safety of the trench was called going ______
  2. 7. These pests came to the trenches to eat food and dead bodies
  3. 8. This period at the end of World War I saw the Allied Forces make many offensives to push Germany back and win the war
  4. 9. This type of trench was used to transport soldiers and supplies
  5. 15. This Canadian victory is commemorated with a memorial in France
  6. 16. These were used to try to protect soldier's feet from the wet and muddy conditions of the trenches
  7. 18. This was signed on November 11, 1918 and signalled the end of the war
  8. 20. This was the only way soldiers could communicate with their loved ones back home
  9. 22. This technology created huge craters in the ground
  10. 23. Wilfred Owen called this "the old lie"
  11. 25. This new technology was used to combat navy blockades
  12. 26. In Flanders Fields was written to commemorate soldiers who died in this battle
  13. 27. Today, we call this side effect of war PTSD
  14. 28. 90% of the The Royal _______ Regiment died during the Battle of the Somme
  15. 29. These spread diseases, including "trench fever"
Down
  1. 1. This is the name of the payments that Germany had to make to Allied countries to pay for the cost of the war.
  2. 2. This battle lasted for five months and had over 1.25 million casualties
  3. 3. What happened to soldiers who tried to desert the war
  4. 5. This battle is known for conditions that were so wet and muddy that some soldiers drowned in the mud
  5. 6. A medical condition caused by wet conditions in the trenches
  6. 10. This Treaty of Versailles clause forced Germany to take full responsibility for the war
  7. 11. Trenches were built in this shape
  8. 12. The first Canadian General who commanded Canada’s troops
  9. 13. These animals were used to deliver messages and supplies in the trenches
  10. 14. Some soldiers passed the time by creating this out of artillery shells, bullets, and other materials they found in the trenches
  11. 17. A military strategy based on exhausting the enemy’s manpower and resources before yours are exhausted
  12. 19. This weapon damaged victim's airways and caused painful deaths
  13. 21. The area between two trenches
  14. 24. Airplanes were used for this form of military observation