Across
- 4. advocacy of or support for the political independence of a particular nation or people.
- 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.
- 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.
- 10. The principle or advocacy of the union of all Slavs or all Slavic peoples in one political organization.
- 12. association between Great Britain, France, and Russia, the nucleus of the Allied Powers in World War I.
- 14. disputed ground between the front lines or trenches of two opposing armies.
- 15. a secret criminal and terrorist society in New York during the early 20th century.
- 17. the moment they emerged from the trenches to charge out over open land and attack the enemy.
- 18. a final demand or statement of terms, the rejection of which will result in retaliation or a breakdown in relations.
- 20. a name given after the First World War to pre-war German war plans
Down
- 1. Is the process of transforming the economy of a nation or region from a focus on agriculture to a reliance on manufacturing.
- 2. occurs when opposing forces encounter on two geographically separate fronts.
- 3. to maintain a number of battleships at least equal to the combined strength of the next two largest navies in the world
- 6. a relationship based on an affinity in interests, nature, or qualities.
- 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.
- 8. a type of combat in which opposing troops fight from trenches facing each other.
- 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.
- 13. Also called "empire building"
- 16. a bank check with the amount left for the payee to fill in.
- 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.