WWI CROSSWORD

2. an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.
5. a rapidly firing automatic gun.
7. a large peninsula in southeastern Europe containing the Balkan Mountain Range.
8. an unoccupied area between the front lines of opposing armies.
12. a Turkish sultanate of southwestern Asia and northeastern Africa and southeastern Europe; created by the Ottoman Turks in the 13th century and lasted until the end of World War I; although initially small it expanded until it superseded the Byzantine Empire.
13. an aerial engagement between fighter planes.
16. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces.
20. the act of acquiring something by conquest or occupation.

1. a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries.
3. a war between the allies and the Central Powers from 1914 to 1918.
4. someone injured or killed in a military engagement.
6. murder of a public figure by surprise attack.
9. the alliance of Germany and Austria-Hungary and other nations allied with them in opposing the Allies.
10. withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position.
11. projectiles to be fired from a gun.
14. a war measure isolating an area of importance to the enemy.
15. act of changing from a war basis to a peace basis including disbanding or discharging troops.
17. an explosive mine hidden underground.
18. a situation in which no progress can be made.
19. an informal alliance between countries.