Across
- 4. of Versailles/(1919) Treaty ending World War I that required Germany to pay billions of dollars of war costs and established the League of Nations.
- 6. points/(1918) President Woodrow Wilson's plan for organizing post World War I Europe and for avoiding future wars.
- 7. Powers/World War I alliance that included Britain, France, Russia, and later the United States and Italy.
- 8. of different opinions
- 9. War/Another name for WWI
- 10. passenger liner sunk by a German U-boat in May 1915; the deaths of 128 Americans on board contributed to U.S. entry into World War I.
- 14. of aggressive military preparedness.
- 16. deliberate action aimed at weakening another entity through subversion, obstruction, disruption, or destruction
- 19. for damages and expenses brought on by war.
- 25. of assembling and putting into readiness for war
- 27. death or injury during a war
- 29. group of vehicles (of any type, but usually motor vehicles or ships) traveling together for mutual support and protection.
- 31. movement
- 32. in which neither side of a conflict can win a decisive victory.
- 34. belief that a specific nation, language, or culture is superior to others.
- 38. form of government in which one person possesses unlimited power
- 39. a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms.
Down
- 1. Service Act/Law requiring men to register for military service
- 2. of Versailles/Brought on end to WWI but never ratified by the U.S
- 3. organization which advocate either public or direct worker ownership and administration of the means of production and allocation of resources
- 5. Note/letter sent to Mexico by Germany urging Mexico to help Germany by attacking the United States
- 11. of Power/An equilibrium of power between nations
- 12. attempt to create an empire
- 13. Ferdinand/the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary whose assassination triggered WWI
- 15. Powers/World War I alliance led by Austria-Hungary and Germany and later joined by Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire.
- 17. spreading of ideas or beliefs that help a particular cause and hurt an opposing cause by using half truths.
- 18. line along which opposing armies face each other
- 20. to war or violence as a means of settling disputes or gaining advantage
- 21. Warfare/World War I military strategy of defending a position by fighting from the protection of deep ditches.
- 22. of land between the trenches of opposing armies along the western front during World War I.
- 23. Wilson/ president of the United States during WWI
- 24. bonds/ sold during a time of war to raise money for the government
- 26. Big Four/President Wilson, David Lloyd George, Georges Clemenceau and Vittorio Orlando met to decide what would happen after WWI
- 28. Bonds/Where people bought bonds so the government could get that money now for war. The bonds increased in interest over time.
- 30. Submarines
- 33. agreement between two or more parties, made in order to advance common goals
- 34. choosing sides
- 35. systematic use of spies to get military or political secrets
- 36. understanding between powers
- 37. of Nations/ International congress of nations formed in 1919 that was designed to settle disputes and maintain peace and collective security.