World War I

2. the strong devotion to one’s national group or culture
5. a long, narrow ditch
7. Germany and Austria-Hungary
8. a situation, typically one involving opposing parties, in which no progress can be made
9. general who developed a six week plan to knock France out of the war before turning attention to the Russians
14. European nations began to build up their militaries in order to protect their overseas empires
15. treaty that terminated the American Revolution in 1783
16. Tensions grew because European countries each wanted the biggest empire.

1. Great Britain, France, Russia and Serbia
3. a plan of attack ten years before the war
4. he was the prime minister of France
6. he was a president of America
10. France, Great Britain and Russia
11. ruled Russia
12. European nations wanted to protect themselves so they formed partnerships
13. Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy