WW1 Terms Crossword

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  1. 3. The name for German submarines which comes from the German word "Unterseeboat."
  2. 4. A person who is enlisted into the army whether they want to join or not.
  3. 6. A faction of the communist Marxist Party in Russia that gained power during the Russian Revolution.
  4. 7. included Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria.
  5. 8. large and heavily armored battleships.
  6. 12. Telegram A secret telegram from Germany that was intercepted by the British. It requested an alliance between Germany and Mexico against the United States. The discovery of this telegram caused the United States to declare war on Germany.
  7. 15. The nickname for US soldiers in World War I.
  8. 17. of Versailles The Treaty between the Allies and Germany that ended World War I.
  9. 18. To move around the side of an enemy in battle.
  10. 19. An effort to prevent goods and/or people from entering or leaving a country.
  11. 21. An agreement by both sides to stop fighting while a peace treaty is negotiated.
Down
  1. 1. the Christmas Truce was an unofficial cease fire between the two sides of World War I on Christmas. In some cases the soldiers from each side met, talked, played soccer, and exchanged gifts.
  2. 2. the German Emperor.
  3. 5. Powers An alliance between a number of countries including Britain, France, Russia, Italy, and Japan.
  4. 9. Large, heavy guns used on land warfare.
  5. 10. warfare A type of land warfare where each side digs long lines of trenches for protection.
  6. 11. Payment that the losers of a war must pay to the victors.
  7. 13. Information used and distributed to present one side of an issue.
  8. 14. to gather and prepare an army for war.
  9. 16. large luxury passenger ship that was sunk by a German submarine. Over 1,000 passengers were killed.
  10. 20. the point at which the armies of each side met.