The Importance of Success of the Gallipoli Campagin

The Importance of Success of the Gallipoli Campagin

It was important for the Gallipoli campaign to succeed for several

important reasons. There were important military reasons, important

political factors which had helped persuade the British and French

cabinets to approve the plan and there were important personal reasons

for those who planned and backed the campaign.

There were many important military reasons for the campaign to

succeed. The campaign made strategic sense because if successful it

would break the military deadlock on the Western Front. It would also

knock Turkey out of the war. Turkey was allied with the Germans and

knocking the Turks out of the war would be a step closer for the

British to defeating Germany. If the Gallipoli campaign succeeded this

would open up a new front which would be able to draw Central Power

troops away from the Western and Eastern fronts and open up a new

route to attack Germany and Austria-Hungry. This would tighten the

encircling military grip round the Central Powers. If the campaign was

successful it would greatly benefit the Russians, who were

particularly hard-pressed at the time. By capturing the Dardanelles

and Constantinople, the Allies would open up a supply route through

the Black Sea and Russian merchant ships could move more freely

between Russian Black sea ports and foreign markets. It was very

important for the Allies to keep Russia in the war because if Russia

dropped out of the war, the Allies would lose a significant, huge

army.

There were also many important political reasons for the Gallipoli

campaign to succeed. The British Cabinet as well as the other Allies

and their political leaders needed a success to prop up its domestic

political support. If the Gallipoli campaign succeeded then it would

boost morale and make the public more supportive of the Allied

governments and continue support for the war. It was also believed

that a successful Gallipoli campaign would strengthen ties between

Britain and the rest of the Allies. The campaign would also allow

Britain's imperial dominions the chance to express their loyalty and