Labels:text | screenshot OCR: WORLD WAR I EUROPEAN FRONTS SCENE OF CONFLICT OVERVIEW EUROPEAN FRONTS WESTERN FRONT EASTERN FRONT EXPANDING CONFLICT BLOODY STALEMATE KEY PLAYERS Allied troops land on the beaches of the Gallipoli Peninsula 1: THE DARDANELLES 1 The Ottoman Empire entered the war on the German OTTOMAN EMPIRE AFTERMATH side, attacking the British at Suez in February 1915. In retaliation, Allied troops invaded Turkey, the core of the Ottoman Empire, at Gallipoli. Their aim was to take control of the Dardanelles to aid Russia's war effort. MASS SLAUGHTER CHRONOLOGY .. NEWSFLASH ...
