World War I and Aftermath Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. resistance in Russia that would lead to the rise of Communism in the country
  2. 8. trying to build up an empire by taking control of weaker nations
  3. 9. deadlock where neither side can make any advance or defeat the other side
  4. 12. groups of merchant ships surrounded by military ships for protection
  5. 13. a battle where one's enemy is worn down to the point of collapse by continuous losses in people, food, and war weapons
  6. 16. message from Germany to the German ambassador to Mexico proposing a German-Mexican alliance
  7. 17. ends World War I
  8. 18. payments for war damages
  9. 19. peace plan by President Woodrow Wilson
Down
  1. 1. having pride in your country, willing to defend it
  2. 3. process by which a country determines its own statehood and forms its own allegiances and government
  3. 4. Germany's plan for fighting France and Russia
  4. 5. agreement to stop fighting
  5. 6. area in between two trenches of two fronts
  6. 7. international assembly of countries between World War I and World War II
  7. 10. agreement between Germany and Russia that allowed Germany to focus only on Western nations
  8. 11. all people and resources going towards the war effort
  9. 14. agreement or promise to help another country defend itself
  10. 15. building up armed forces, getting ready for war