World War I Vocab

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

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