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Battles of World War I: Western Front, Eastern Front, Gallipoli

Explore the major battles of World War I, including the Western Front, Eastern Front, and the Battle of Gallipoli. Learn about the strategies, stalemates, and significant events that shaped the war.

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Battles of World War I: Western Front, Eastern Front, Gallipoli

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  1. Battles of World War I The Western Front The Eastern Front Battle of Gallipoli

  2. A. The Western Front • Many battles will occur on this front • Germany vs. France, Britain, and Italy • Marne, Verdun, the Somme, Ypres • But the war is at a stalemate (neither side is winning)

  3. Krupp’s “Big Bertha” Gun

  4. B. The Eastern Front • The area of fighting on the German and Russian border • Some fighting in the Balkans • Russians and Serbs vs. Germans, Austrians, and Turks

  5. More mobile war in the east, there aren’t any trenches • Stalemate is still common • Russia has a lot of problems: • not industrialized • Constantly run out of food, guns, ammunition, clothes, boots, and blankets

  6. Allies (B & F) unable to ship goods to Russia b/c of the German U-boat (submarine) blockade • Only asset is the size of Russia – continually able to rebuild it’s army

  7. C. Battle of Gallipoli • Allies need to help Russia so they don’t lose • Germany will send full army to the West if Russia is gone • 1915: Allies try to aid Russia by invading the Ottoman empire • Battle at Gallipoli between Allies vs. Turks & Germans

  8. Led to another stalemate where trenches were dug – finally the Allies are forced to retreat • Allies still want access to Russia – encourage Arab nationalists to revolt against the Turks • Turks begin Armenian Genocide: wiping out the Armenian people b/c they helped the Allies

  9. 1914-1917, both sides fighting on all fronts, but are at a stalemate

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