Across
- 2. When all sides in a war put all of their resources into the war effort.
- 6. The extension of a nation's power over other lands. One of the main causes of WWI.
- 8. A deadlock in which neither side is able to defeat the other.
- 12. The peace conference that decided the terms of WWI peace and Treaty of Versailles.
- 15. Large gas filled balloons used by Germany to bomb the English coast.
- 16. World War I alliance between first Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and France; it later also included Italy, Japan, and the United States.
- 18. Another name for World War I.
- 19. Intercepted telegram from Germany to Mexico asking Mexico to attack the US if US entered WWI.
- 20. German submarines used in World War I.
Down
- 1. A strong feeling of pride in one's country. One of the main causes of WWI.
- 3. An organization of nations formed after World War I to promote cooperation and peace.
- 4. The peace treaty signed by Germany and the Allied powers after World War I. It forced Germany to assume full blame for the war, and imposed huge reparations that would burden an already damaged German economy and limited the size of Germany's military.
- 5. Heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary who was assassinated in 1914 by a Serbian nationalist who protested Austria-Hungary's rule of Bosnia. It was the spark that pushed the world into WWI.
- 7. The belief that all Slavic peoples shared a common nationality.
- 9. Region along German-Russian border where much fighting took place.
- 10. The glorification of the military by building up strong armed forces to prepare for war. One of the main causes of WWI.
- 11. Battle zone in France between France and Germany in which the fighting took place in trenches, resulting in a stalemate that lasted for four years.
- 13. A military draft.
- 14. A British passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-boat in 1915, killing 1,200 passengers, including 128 Americans.
- 17. World War I alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire.