Across
- 5. Formal/Mutual agreement between warring sides to temporarily stop fighting
- 7. Group of merchant ships/vehicles traveling together for mutual support and protection, usually accompanied by naval escorts
- 9. Practice of not taking sides in a conflict/dispute/argument
- 10. Deliberate spreading of biased, misleading, or one sided information to influence public opinion, attitude, or behavior toward a cause
- 11. Type of land combat where both sides dig long, deep, and narrow defensive ditch systems to hide from enemy fire
- 15. 1918 speech given by Woodrow Wilson outlining a 14 step plan for lasting peace to end WWI
Down
- 1. Authorized the U.S federal government to temporarily expand the military through conscription to meet WWI demands
- 2. Belief/Policy that a country should maintain a strong military and be prepared to use it aggressively to promote national interests
- 3. Loan that citizens make to their government to help fund military operations during war time
- 4. Secret message sent from Germany to Mexico proposing a military alliance against the U.S during WWI
- 6. Intense belief, loyalty, and devotion a person feels toward their country
- 8. British ocean liner torpedoed by a German U-boat on May 7, 1913 during WWI, killing nearly 1,200 people, including 128 Americans
- 12. Actions, payments, or services provided to repair, compensate, or make amends for past injustices inflicted on a certain group/nation
- 13. 1916 promise from Germany to the U.S during WWI to stop attacking merchant and passenger ships without warning
- 14. Government mechanism for the compulsory enlistment of individuals into the military