WWI fronts Flashcards
Western Front
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,
Eastern Front
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
Italian Front
Divisionary
Italy was once a allays with germany but switched to the allies.
Balkan Front
Italy Russia Bulgaria serbia
diveraonary
Dardanelles
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
Armenian/caucasian front
ottoman empire vs russia
Armerian genoide 1914-1915
caucasian campian 1914-1915
middle east
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