1. Conflict and Tension Lesson 9: Gallipoli
Good learning: Understand what happened on other fronts during WWI
Great learning: Explain why Gallipoli was a failure for the Allies
Even better: Evaluate the significance of the war at Sea
Key Words:

3. Quiz Which three countries were in the Triple Entente?
What was the name of the Gunboat sent to Morocco by Germany?
What does BEF stand for?
Recall one element of the Schlieffen Plan which failed
Recall one piece of technology in the trenches and explain how it worked
What happened at the Battle of Passchendaele
What was movement on the Western front like?
Define patriotism
Britain, France, Russia
Panther
British Expeditionary Force
Belgium resisted, BEF sent over, Russia mobilised more quickly than expected, France attacked Germany
Artillery, machine guns, poison gas, tanks, aircraft
Terrible weather conditions, mines at Messines killed 10,000 Germans. 250,000 casualties over for alles and more for Germans.
Minimal
Love of your country

4. Answers Britain, France, Russia Panther British Expeditionary Force
Belgium resisted, BEF sent over, Russia mobilised more quickly than expected, France attacked Germany
Artillery, machine guns, poison gas, tanks, aircraft
Terrible weather conditions, mines at Messines killed 10,000 Germans ,000 casualties over for allies and more for Germans.
Minimal
Love of your country

8. Gallipoli (1917)

9. Gallipoli (1917) Why Gallipoli? Casualties on the Western Front
Winston Churchill persuaded the government to attack Dardanelles Strait
A successful attack here would allow supplies to reach Russia
Britain has the biggest Navy = attractive!
Good learning: Understand what happened on other fronts during WWI
Great learning: Explain why Gallipoli was a failure for the Allies
Even better: Evaluate the significance of the war at Sea

10. Gallipoli (1917)
Write an account of how events in Gallipoli became a crisis for the Allies. (EXAM Q3- 8 marks)
We are going to work through what happened at Gallipoli and write notes in a way which will answer this question!
Good learning: Understand what happened on other fronts during WWI
Great learning: Explain why Gallipoli was a failure for the Allies
Even better: Evaluate the significance of the war at Sea

11. Gallipoli (1917) Sea invasion
Good learning: Understand what happened on other fronts during WWI
Great learning: Explain why Gallipoli was a failure for the Allies
Even better: Evaluate the significance of the war at Sea
Sea invasion
March 1917 navy begin their assault
They bombarded the Turkish forts on the strait
But… as they entered the strait a combination of mines and shell fire from the forts doomed the attack
Commanders realised they would need to attack on the land
‘Events in Gallipoli became a crisis because…’

12. Gallipoli (1917) Land invasion ‘Crisis continued when…’
In April the British, French and Australians/New Zealanders attacked Helles Beach.
Turks and Germans had strengthened their defences and had dug trenches on the top of a hill that overlooked the beach.
The allies forces fought bravely and captured a few trenches but they knew they could not remove the Turks from the area.
‘Crisis continued when…’
Good learning: Understand what happened on other fronts during WWI
Great learning: Explain why Gallipoli was a failure for the Allies
Even better: Evaluate the significance of the war at Sea

13. Gallipoli (1917) Conditions worsened…
Allied troops began to dig trenches
In the summer, corpses decayed and disease was rampant. Neither side could break the deadlock.
Another landing was made at Sulva Bay, but that also failed.
The only success was that submarines got through the strait. But the main fleet never attempted to get through.
‘Conditions in Gallipoli deepened the crisis because…’

14. Gallipoli (1917) Withdrawal
By November a new issue arose – frostbite
Troops were ill-equipped for the winter
By December it was clear that there was no chance of success
The decision was made to pull out – this was well organised but the campaign was a failure.
‘Withdrawal from Gallipoli reflects the crisis because…’

15. Gallipoli (1917)
What do YOU think was the main reason for the failure at Gallipoli?
Good learning: Understand what happened on other fronts during WWI
Great learning: Explain why Gallipoli was a failure for the Allies
Even better: Evaluate the significance of the war at Sea

16. War at Sea

17. Subheading: Significance of the war at sea
TASK: Use the first paragraph under the heading ‘The events and significance of the war at sea’ on p.229 to fill in the table below.
Significant
Not significant
Britain and Germany need supplies via the sea
Naval race had anticipated importance
Torpedoes could now be launched from ships and submarines
Submarines were new warfare that Britain and Germany had
Radios meant ships could stay in contact
None of the battles at sea were decisive in the outcome of the war
Good learning: Understand what happened on other fronts during WWI
Great learning: Explain why Gallipoli was a failure for the Allies
Even better: Evaluate the significance of the war at Sea

18. Good learning: Understand what happened on other fronts during WWI
Great learning: Explain why Gallipoli was a failure for the Allies
Even better: Evaluate the significance of the war at Sea
War at Sea: Mindmap
Divide the issues out to different tables and get them to feedback

19. How significant was the war at sea?
NOT
Significant
Significant
Good learning: Understand what happened on other fronts during WWI
Great learning: Explain why Gallipoli was a failure for the Allies
Even better: Evaluate the significance of the war at Sea
USE THREE FACTS TO BACK UP YOUR JUDGEMENT