Across
- 2. the leaders of the four major world powers
- 4. a disease that occurs when your feet are wet too long
- 6. what germany tried to avoid when fighting during the war
- 8. this person was shot and that was THE SPARK that ignited WWI!
- 12. the government set limits on the amount of goods civilians could have
- 13. a state where both sides are so evenly balanced that neither can breakthrough against the enemy.
- 14. an international organization that failed after WWI because the US did not join.
- 16. the reason the Russians left the war
- 17. a type of fighting where both sides build deep trenches as a defense against the enemy
- 21. one the of the causes of WWI. a stronger country taking over a weaker country.
- 23. a war that involved the governments, economies and populations of participating nations to an extent never seen before in history
- 25. Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Romania, Japan and the United States
- 26. a message that was sent to Mexico that told them to attack the US, but was intercepted and leaked to newspapers in the US
Down
- 1. the gardens that Americans were encouraged to grow to help the war effort
- 3. President Wilson wrote these outlining his proposals for a postwar peace settlement.
- 5. the US Ship that was sunk and one of the reasons that the US eventually joined the fighting
- 7. medical condition caused by prolonged exposure to the distressing experiences of trench warfare
- 9. any medium used to influence a person's view, usually about politics or society
- 10. a conflict in which each side tried to wear the other down by killing as many of its men as possible.
- 11. one of the causes of WWI. an extreme love for one's country/the belief that your country is superior.
- 15. the name for the German submarines which comes from the word 'unterseeboat'
- 18. one of the causes of WWI. a formal, economic, military, or political agreement between two or more nations.
- 19. Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire
- 20. the desire to stay out of world events
- 22. one of the causes of WWI. the belief or the desire of a government or a people that a state should maintain a strong military capability and to use it aggressively
- 24. a way for the US to raise money for the war;bought by citizens