World War I Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• artillery: large weapons and vehicles used for the first time in world war i
• western front: network of trenches that went all the way from belgium to switzerland
• world war i: war started by germany against britain and france in europe to gain more territories
• triple entente: part of the defense alliance that included: britain, france, ireland and russia
• trenches: long narrow ditches where the soldiers lived and fought from during world war i
• league of nations: group of countries that came together to help rebuild europe after the war
• no mans land: the area between the german and british trenches and was an incredibly dangerous place to be
• cavalry: soldiers who fought on horseback
• franz ferdinand: archduke of austria who was killed by a serbia group. it was the start of world war i
• front line: trenches that were closest to where the fighting was occurring
• treaty of versailles: signed june 28, 1919. it was the official end of world war i
• mustard gas: one of the first chemical weapons used by the germans in world war i a poisonous gas
• battle of somme: july 1916, the deadliest battle of the war between the german and the french/british armies. it took place on both sides of the river somme in france
• battle of mons: germany attack france in belgium in august 1914 and would be the reason britain would enter the war, truly starting world war i
• zeppelins: large german blimps that would drop bombs onto the british
• lusitania: on april 6, 1917, passenger ship sunk by the germans. why america entered world war i
• central powers: part of the defense alliance that included: germany and austriahungary
• armistice day: celebrated on november 9 when kaiser wilhelm ii stepped down as the emperor of germany
• defense alliance: an agreement that if war were to break out, certain countries would come together to protect each other