7: The Battle of Gallipoli (1915) How Ataturk and the Ottomans Hurled the Allies (Including Winston Churchill) Into the Sea

7: The Battle of Gallipoli (1915) How Ataturk and the Ottomans Hurled the Allies (Including Winston Churchill) Into the Sea

The Allies desperately wanted to take control of the Dardanelles (the straights connecting Constantinople with the Mediterranean). They were crucial to Russia and would make it possible for Russia to (in effect) have a warm-water port. The only problem is the Ottomans had controlled the Dardanelles for five centuries and were backed by Germany and the rest of the Central Powers. The Allies wanted to open the Dardanelles, open a second front against Austria, take Constantinople, and knock the Ottomans out of the war. One of the British leaders who championed the plan was Winston Churchill (First Lord of the Admiralty). The Ottomans were led at Gallipoli by a brilliant colonel named Mustafa Kemal. He would win an incredible victory for the Ottomans, save the empire from complete destruction, and keep them in the war for three more years. In 1922-23, he would fight and win the Turkish War of Independence, become the first president of the Republic of Turkey, and become one of the most influential statesmen of the 20th century.

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Key Battles Of World War 1_Special Announcment - Sources Used for WW1 Series

Key Battles Of World War 1_Special Announcment - Sources Used for WW1 Series

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Introducing James Early's New Podcast "Key Battles of American History"

Introducing James Early's New Podcast "Key Battles of American History"

Did you enjoy this series? Then you'll love James Early's new show "Key Battles of American History." Check it out on the podcast player of your choice or go to keybattlesofamericanhistory.com. Listen...

26 Feb 202121min

24: The Eternal Legacy of the First World War

24: The Eternal Legacy of the First World War

World War One was the most consequential social event in centuries. 10 million soldiers died, creating 3 million widows and 10 million orphans. Many Europeans felt disillusionment and even anger about...

31 Des 202056min

23: The Sad Afterlives of WW1's Leaders: The Humbling (and Exiling) of Generals, Emperors, and Sultans

23: The Sad Afterlives of WW1's Leaders: The Humbling (and Exiling) of Generals, Emperors, and Sultans

From 1914-1918, the leaders of World War One were generals who commanded millions of men, emperors who inherited dynasties with centuries of accumulated wealth, and Sultans who claimed a direct line o...

30 Des 202051min

22: The 1919 Paris Peace Conference Laid The First Bricks of the Road to World War Two

22: The 1919 Paris Peace Conference Laid The First Bricks of the Road to World War Two

The Paris Peace Conference opened on January 18, 1919. Its task was the writing of five separate peace treaties with the defeated separate powers: Germany, Turkey, Bulgaria, Austria, and Hungary (now ...

29 Des 202045min

21: WW1 Ends with Armistice -- The Moment of Silence That Sounded Like the Voice of God

21: WW1 Ends with Armistice -- The Moment of Silence That Sounded Like the Voice of God

After Germany's' failed spring offensive, realized the only way to win was to push into France before the United States fully deployed its resources. The French and British were barely hanging on in 1...

28 Des 202051min

20: The 1918 Battle of Meggido Shattered the Ottoman Empire and Created the Modern Middle East

20: The 1918 Battle of Meggido Shattered the Ottoman Empire and Created the Modern Middle East

The Battle of Megiddo was the climactic battle of the Sinai and Palestine campaign of the First World War, with Germans and Ottomans on one side, and British and French forces on the other (with Arab ...

27 Des 202038min

19: The Empire Strikes Back -- Germany's Final Push to Win WW1 in Spring 1918

19: The Empire Strikes Back -- Germany's Final Push to Win WW1 in Spring 1918

Many thought that Germany was capable of winning World War One until the very end. Unlike World War 2, in which the Allies believed that victory was inevitable as early as 1943, this was not the case ...

26 Des 202043min

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