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Across
  1. 4. advocacy of or support for the political independence of a particular nation or people.
  2. 5. a prolonged war or period of conflict during which each side seeks to gradually wear out the other by a series of small-scale actions.
  3. 9. a competition between nations for superiority in the development and accumulation of weapons, especially between the US and the former Soviet Union during the Cold War.
  4. 10. The principle or advocacy of the union of all Slavs or all Slavic peoples in one political organization.
  5. 12. association between Great Britain, France, and Russia, the nucleus of the Allied Powers in World War I.
  6. 14. disputed ground between the front lines or trenches of two opposing armies.
  7. 15. a secret criminal and terrorist society in New York during the early 20th century.
  8. 17. the moment they emerged from the trenches to charge out over open land and attack the enemy.
  9. 18. a final demand or statement of terms, the rejection of which will result in retaliation or a breakdown in relations.
  10. 20. a name given after the First World War to pre-war German war plans
Down
  1. 1. Is the process of transforming the economy of a nation or region from a focus on agriculture to a reliance on manufacturing.
  2. 2. occurs when opposing forces encounter on two geographically separate fronts.
  3. 3. to maintain a number of battleships at least equal to the combined strength of the next two largest navies in the world
  4. 6. a relationship based on an affinity in interests, nature, or qualities.
  5. 7. a union or association between three powers or states, in particular that made in 1668 between England, the Netherlands, and Sweden against France, and that in 1882 between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy against France and Russia.
  6. 8. a type of combat in which opposing troops fight from trenches facing each other.
  7. 11. a war that is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, the territory or combatants involved, or the objectives pursued, especially one in which the laws of war are disregarded.
  8. 13. Also called "empire building"
  9. 16. a bank check with the amount left for the payee to fill in.
  10. 19. The belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests.