Across
- 2. Entered into the conflict as a major Allied power in April 1917, after a period of neutrality
- 3. Narrow and endless ditch dug into the ground to provide soldiers with shelter and a defensive position
- 6. A type of land combat in World War I where opposing armies fought from systems of deep ditches or trenches
- 9. An international organization created after World War I to promote cooperation and achieve international peace by preventing future wars
- 10. Deadlock on the Western Front (from late 1914 to 1918) where neither side could gain a significant advantage.
- 12. Major power of the Central Powers that fought against the from 1914 to 1918
- 14. An agreement to stop fighting while peace terms were discussed
- 15. Treaty that formally ended World War I, signed on June 28, 1919
Down
- 1. Main theater of battle in World War I that stretched across Belgium and northeastern France from the North Sea to the Swiss border
- 4. Term that describes the trauma soldiers experienced from the stress of combat
- 5. Last German emperor and king of Prussia, ruling from 1888 until his abdication in 1918 following Germany's defeat in World War I
- 7. Thopse who refused to fight
- 8. Large payments and transfers of property that the defeated Central Powers, especially Germany, were forced to compensate
- 11. Date of the armistice signed between the Allies and Germany
- 13. Rudimentary tool used for air-to-air combat and ground attack