World War I Word Search – Flashcards
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Lusitania
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British passenger ship that was torpedoed by a German submarine (May 7, 1915) killing 1,200 passengers, including 139 Americans.
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Jannenberg
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Village in northeastern Poland.; Scene of a major Russian defeat by German forces (August 1914).
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(Gavrilo) Princip
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Serbian nationalist who assassinated the archduke and archduchess of Austria (June 28,1914)
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No Mans Land
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Grim nickname given to the area between the trenches that were dug during World War I.
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(Ferdinand) Foch
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French general.; Commander in chief of the Allied armies during World War I.
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Sarajevo
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Location of the assassination of the archduke of Austria (June 28,1914)
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Verdun
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Town in northeastern France in the Meuse River.; Scene of several battles during World War I.
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Central Powers
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Name given to Germany and Austria Hungary during World War I because of their geographic location in the heart of Europe.
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George V
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British king during World War I.
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Western Front
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Name given to the battle lines between France and Germany during World War I.
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(Arthur) Zimmermann
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Germany's foreign secretary who attempted to persuade Mexico to join the war on the German side in exchange for Germany's help to get back Mexico's lost land in Texas and Arizona.
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Over There
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Popular American song during World War I.
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Austria
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Newly formed country that became an independent nation as a result of World War I [A______].
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Hungary
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Newly formed country that became an independent nation as a result of World War I [H______].
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Czechoslovakia
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Newly formed country that became an independent nation as a result of World War I [C______].
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Yugoslavia
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Newly formed country that became an independent nation as a result of World War I [Y______].
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Finland
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Newly formed country that became an independent nation as a result of World War I [F______].
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Estonia
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Newly formed country that became an independent nation as a result of World War I [E______].
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Latvia
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Newly formed country that became an independent nation as a result of World War I [La______].
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Lithuania
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Newly formed country that became an independent nation as a result of World War I [Li______].
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(Czar) Nicholas II
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Russian ruler during World War I.; Executed by revolutionaries (1917).
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Marne
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River in northeastern France.; Scene of a decisive battle where the French army stopped the German advance toward Paris (September 12, 1914).
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Sussex
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French passenger ship that was torpedoed by a German submarine (March 1916).
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(David) Lloyd George
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British representative at the peace treaty that ended World War I.
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Dog Fights
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Nickname of aerial battles during World War I.
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(Franz) Josef I
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Emperor of Austria during World War I.
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(Needham) Roberts
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African-American soldier who was awarded the Croix de Guerre, a high military honor from the French government.
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Big Bertha
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Nickname of a German cannon that hurled an 1800-pound shell a distance of nine miles.; Named after the wife of Gustav Krupp, the German munitions manufacturer.
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(William) Sims
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U.S. naval leader during World War I who devised the convoy system to protect merchant ships crossing the Atlantic.
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(Franz) Ferdinand
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Archduke of Austria whose assassination (June 28, 1914) led to the outbreak of World War I.
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Dough Boy
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Nickname of a U.S. infantryman during World War I.
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(Kaiser) Wilhelm II
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Emperor of Germany during World War I who, after his nation's defeat, abdicated and fled to exile in the Netherlands.
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Somme
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River in northern France.; Scene of several battles during World War I
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Allies
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The name given to Great Britain, France, and Russia during World War I.
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Brest Litovsk
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Site where a treaty signed between Germany and Russia (March 1918), which ended the war between the two countries.
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League of Nations
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An international organization established after World War I for the preservation of world peace.
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Zeppelin
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Gas-filled airships developed by Germany to drop bombs behind the enemy line.; Named after the designer.
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Bolsheviks
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Russian revolutionaries who took control of the government (November 1917) and pledged to make peace with Germany.
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(John J) Pershing
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Commander of the U.S. army during World War I.; Called "Black Jack".
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Compiegne
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A town in northern France.; Site of the signing of armistices between the Allies and Germany (1918)
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(George) Clemenceau
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French representative at the peace treaty that ended World War I.
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Fourteen Points
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A series of proposals drawn up by U.S. President Wilson that outlined his goals for a just and lasting peace "to make the world safe for democracy."
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(Jacques) Joffre
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Commander of the French army during World War I.; Called "Papa".
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U Boats
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Nickname of German submarines during World War I.
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Eastern Front
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Name given to the battle lines between Russia and Germany during World War I.
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(Erich Von) Ludendorff
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Commander in chief of the German army during World War I.
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(Vittorio) Orlando
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Italian representative at the peace treaty that ended World War I.
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Versailles
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French palace where the leaders of the victorious Allied Powers met (1919) to sign peace treaties that would officially end World War I.
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Falaba
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British passenger ship that was torpedoed by a German submarine (March 28, 1915).
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(Vladmir) Lenin
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Russian revolutionary leader who took control of the government (November 1917)
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(Woodrow) Wilson
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U.S. president during World War I.
