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World War I 1

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as triggered by the assa

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Archduke Franz Ferdinand & his

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protected soldiers from

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shells.

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the murder of someone famous or important

assassination

a group of countries or people who agreed to work together for shared interests or aims

alliance

a group of countries ruled by a single person, government or country

empire

when people compete with each other for the same thing

rivalry

strong armed forces built to be used in order to win advantages

militarism

long thin bomb s which travel under water in order to destroy the ship at which it is aimed

torpedoes

a German submarine, used especially in World Wars I and II

u-boats

a place where people are fighting in a war

war front

a deep hole dug by soldiers and used to attack the enemy while being hidden

trench

the part of an army that fights on foot

infantry

a container with a pointed end, filled with explosives and shot from a large gun

shells

a type of gun with a long barrel fired from the shoulder, accurate at long distances

rifle

a large military fighting vehicle, protect those inside, driven by wheels turning inside moving metal belts

tank

a large aircraft without wings, a large gas-filled bag and driven by engines.

airship

A king or queen make a formal statement that they no longer want to be king or queen

abdicate

an agreement between two countries at war to stop fighting for a time, especially to talk about possible peace

armistice

not saying or doing anything that helps any of the groups involved in an argument or war

neutral

to stop fighting and admit defeat

surrender

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World War One Words

P X T O C K N Y E S T D L X Y P Y K E F E B B E P R D S X O A A R R M Z H X Q H M L L T N Y V W R I G Q E C C N W A H F P N A A P X D P R O U Q N E T N U I Q A I P I R H J E S E B E T P Q E R D F L N R E D S Q D H H R A A N P B J N A N Q F E K B Y O I T C Y S R H U I A L L I A N C E P E P I R I S K F O

M I L I T A R I S M S D L C W A X U A E A L N E U T R A L B A M Q N S C O T G D R P D V F C C A V A H G J S I J A B M G M M P J N V I Y D J Q R I O Z N R E K H I S U R R E N D E R T N I Q K U V Q P B S W X K L F C K E F A S P A U U V G R Y T F A G A S O G D T B G M B S H E L L S I V Y J X N E J I L Y C U R W H N C U I C A F F L H J O F X X I V D F R O N T M E W U Y Q W N P G J P R M A E V O S U B L K K E M R X J U

ASSASSINATION ALLIANCE EMPIRE RIVALRY MILITARISM SURRENDER

SHELLS RIFLE TANK AIRSHIP ABDICATE

TORPEDOES FRONT TRENCH INFANTRY ARMISTICE NEUTRAL

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World War One Words (Solution)

P X T O C K N Y E S T D L X Y P Y K E F E B B E P R D S X O A A R R M Z H X Q H M L L T N Y V W R I G Q E C C N W A H F P N A A P X D P R O U Q N E T N U I Q A I P I R H J E S E B E T P Q E R D F L N R E D S Q D H H R A A N P B J N A N Q F E K B Y O I T C Y S R H U I A L L I A N C E P E P I R I S K F O

M I L I T A R I S M S D L C W A X U A E A L N E U T R A L B A M Q N S C O T G D R P D V F C C A V A H G J S I J A B M G M M P J N V I Y D J Q R I O Z N R E K H I S U R R E N D E R T N I Q K U V Q P B S W X K L F C K E F A S P A U U V G R Y T F A G A S O G D T B G M B S H E L L S I V Y J X N E J I L Y C U R W H N C U I C A F F L H J O F X X I V D F R O N T M E W U Y Q W N P G J P R M A E V O S U B L K K E M R X J U

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World War I Crossword

1

2

3 4

M

5 6 7

8 9R 10

S

11

12

R

13 14

15 N

16

Across:

3.

A king or queen make a formal statement that they no longer want to be king or queen

5. strong armed forces built to be used in order to win advantages

8. long bombs which travel under water to destroy the ship

10.

a deep hole dug by soldiers and used to attack the enemy while being hidden

11. a type of gun with a long barrel fired from the shoulder

13. a group of countries who agree to work together for shared interests

15.

a large military fighting vehicle driven by wheels turning inside moving metal belts

16.

a container with a pointed end filled with explosives and shot from a large gun

Down:

1. a place where people are fighting in a war

2. a group of countries ruled by a single person or country

3. a large aircraft without wings with a bag filled with gas.

4.

an agreement between two countries at war to stop fighting and talk about peace

6. the murder of someone famous or important

7. to stop fighting and admit defeat

9. when people compete with each other for the same thing

12. the part of an army that fights on foot

14.

not saying or doing anything that helps any of the groups involved in an argument or war

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World War I Crossword (solution)

1 F

2 E

R

M

O

P

N 3 A

B

D

I

C

4 A

T

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I

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5 M

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L

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6 A

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World War I Match Words

1. the murder of someone famous or important A. trench

2. a group of countries who agree to work together for shared interests B. infantry

3. a group of countries ruled by a single person or country C. airship

4. when people compete with each other for the same thing D. rifle

5. strong armed forces built to be used in order to win advantages E. front

6. long bombs which travel under water to destroy the ship F. abdicate

7. a place where people are fighting in a war G. tank

8. a deep hole dug by soldiers and used to attack the enemy while being hidden

H. armistice

9. the part of an army that fights on foot I. assassination

10. a container with a pointed end filled with explosives and shot from a large gun J. militarism

11. a type of gun with a long barrel fired from the shoulder K. shells

12. a large military fighting vehicle driven by wheels turning inside moving metal belts

L. neutral

13. a large aircraft without wings with a bag filled with gas. M. alliance

14. A king or queen make a formal statement that they no longer want to be king or queen

N. empire

15. an agreement between two countries at war to stop fighting and talk about peace

O. torpedoes

16. not saying or doing anything that helps any of the groups involved in an argument or war

P. rivalry

17. to stop fighting and admit defeat Q. surrender

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World War I Match Words (Solution)

1. the murder of someone famous or important → I

2. a group of countries who agree to work together for shared interests → M

3. a group of countries ruled by a single person or country → N

4. when people compete with each other for the same thing → P

5. strong armed forces built to be used in order to win advantages → J

6. long bombs which travel under water to destroy the ship → O

7. a place where people are fighting in a war → E

8. a deep hole dug by soldiers and used to attack the enemy while being hidden → A

9. the part of an army that fights on foot → B

10. a container with a pointed end filled with explosives and shot from a large gun → K

11. a type of gun with a long barrel fired from the shoulder → D

12. a large military fighting vehicle driven by wheels turning inside moving metal belts → G

13. a large aircraft without wings with a bag filled with gas. → C

14. A king or queen make a formal statement that they no longer want to be king or queen → F

15. an agreement between two countries at war to stop fighting and talk about peace → H

16. not saying or doing anything that helps any of the groups involved in an argument or war → L

17. to stop fighting and admit defeat → Q

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