Causes of World War I

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. A mountainous republic of south-central Europe (6)
  2. 4. Biggest country in the world by area (6)
  3. 8. The largest inland sea (13)
  4. 10. European country famous for the Eiffel Tower (6)
  5. 11. A political orientation of a people or a government to maintain a strong ___ force and to be (10)
  6. 13. A state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world (plural) (11)
  7. 15. A historical region in central and northern Yugoslavia (6)

Down

  1. 1. The domain ruled by an emperor or empress (6)
  2. 2. A policy of extending your rule over foreign countries (11)
  3. 3. A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles (7)
  4. 5. The state of being allied or confederated (plural) (9)
  5. 6. European country whose capital is Berlin (7)
  6. 7. In World War I the alliance of Germany and Austria-Hungary and other nations allied with them (13)
  7. 9. A person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another (4)
  8. 12. A mountainous republic in central Europe (7)
  9. 14. Continent that includes France and Italy (6)