With
World
War
I
____________________
on
the
Western
Front
by
1915
,
the
Allied
Powers
were
debating
going
on
the
offensive
in
another
region
of
the
conflict
,
rather
than
continuing
with
attacks
in
____________________
and
France
.
Russia
appealed
to
UK
for
aid
in
confronting
a
____________________
invasion
in
the
Caucasus
.
(
The
____________________
Empire
had
entered
World
War
I
on
the
side
of
Germany
and
Austria
-
____________________
,
by
November
1914
.
)
In
response
,
the
Allies
decided
to
launch
a
naval
expedition
to
____________________
the
Dardanelles
Straits
,
a
narrow
passage
connecting
the
Aegean
Sea
to
the
Sea
of
Marmara
in
northwestern
Turkey
.
If
____________________
,
capture
of
the
straits
would
allow
the
Allies
to
link
up
with
the
Russians
in
the
Black
Sea
,
where
they
could
work
together
to
push
Turkey
out
of
the
war
.
The
Gallipoli
Campaign
of
1915
-
16
was
an
____________________
attempt
by
the
Allied
Powers
to
control
the
sea
route
from
Europe
to
Russia
during
World
War
I
.
A
major
land
invasion
of
the
Gallipoli
Peninsula
involved
British
and
French
troops
as
well
as
divisions
of
the
Australian
and
New
Zealand
Army
Corps
(
____________________
)
.
Lack
of
sufficient
____________________
and
knowledge
of
the
terrain
,
along
with
a
fierce
Turkish
resistance
,
hampered
the
success
of
the
invasion
.
By
mid
-
October
,
Allied
forces
had
____________________
heavy
losses
.
Evacuation
began
in
December
1915
at
a
great
human
lost
.
