WWI fronts Flashcards

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Western Front

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It shattered illusions that people had about war, how it was honorable, organized, fought by trained soldiers, fought with colours, fought on a plain.

New technogly was invented, tanks, gas, gas masks, planes.

it was a long war, most people killed

France, Britain, bulgium, Germany,

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Eastern Front

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Battle of Russia, and Romania vs Germany, austro-hunhry and Bulgaria

Out dated weaponery

fought on horse back,

less mobilzation on russia since less railways

very offensive war

reshaped the map of the world

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Italian Front

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Divisionary
Italy was once a allays with germany but switched to the allies.

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Balkan Front

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Italy Russia Bulgaria serbia
diveraonary

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Dardanelles

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Turkey, vs aliied
diverionary

major battle in Gallipoli Campaign of 1915-16 Allied Powers of World War I to control the sea route from Europe to Russia.
to control the navy so resources cannot go to Russia

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Armenian/caucasian front

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ottoman empire vs russia
Armerian genoide 1914-1915

caucasian campian 1914-1915

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middle east

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britian and france vs ottoman empire Arab government

Baghdad

many indepented movements in ottomman empire which led to it’s down fall
Egypt, palestine, jorden Iraq

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