Across
- 2. powers, the name for the powers who fought against the Allied powers
- 5. an agreement between two or more countries
- 7. gas, an oily liquid, used for chemical warfare
- 9. the plan to totally destroy French forces by outflanking them.
- 12. Lack of food or water for a extended period of time
- 15. Wilhelm II, German and Prussian king.
- 17. man's land, disputed ground between the front lines or trenches of two opposing armies.
- 18. war, involves the entirety of the country, the economy, and large amounts of the population to participate.
- 20. caused by filthy conditions
- 23. This is the battle that witnessed the first use of the modern tank
- 24. protect the soldiers’ back from shells falling behind the trench system
- 28. a situation in which both sides cannot further progress on each other.
- 29. out, defensive holes dug in the side of trenches
- 30. longest battle of World War I
- 32. extending the trench system on one end
- 33. to dig straight into the ground then remove the top.
- 34. a step up from the bottom of the trench where soldiers could stand to shoot through the sandbags
- 36. entente, an alliance between Great Britain, France and Germany
- 37. a military unit, usually commanded by a lieutenant .
- 40. a bag for the soldiers to carry their food, and other necessities.
- 41. a protected small opening in the trench system to allow soldiers in the trench to see out of the trenches
- 42. the treaty directed towards germany in the ending of WWI
- 43. a temporary halt of fighting
- 44. an organization whose job it was to spread propaganda.
Down
- 1. figuring out the position of the enemy
- 3. strong sense of national pride and patriotism.
- 4. Nicholas, the ruler of Russia from 1894 to 1917
- 6. the inner wall of a trench, made of earth and wood and topped with sandbags, to protect soldiers.
- 8. was a secret telegram between Mexico and Germany which proposed a alliance between Mexico and Germany if the United States joined WWI
- 10. a military unit of soldiers usually led by a captain or major
- 11. the compensation for war damage paid by a defeated country.
- 13. a sword attached to the end of a rifle.
- 14. Fleet, the name given to Great Britain's navy
- 16. to dig straight into the ground
- 19. the extension of a countries power and influence abroad
- 21. powers, the name for the powers who fought against the Central powers
- 22. a nickname for british soldiers
- 25. the last “open” battle of the Western Front
- 26. A ship sunk by Germany that brought the United States closer to entering WWI
- 27. Were airships mostly used by Germany to bomb British towns and cities.
- 31. a nickname for german soldiers
- 33. the main style of warfare used in WW1
- 35. Information spread in a biased and misleading manner.
- 38. the belief that a government should maintain a strong army.
- 39. a civilian house where soldiers would be lodged for a short amount of time