The War in the Wider World

• What was happening in Italy?

  • They were fighting alongside the Triple Entente
  • They attempted to attack Austria-Hungary through the Julian Alps between 1915 - 1917 through 11 battle, however they never advanced more than 10 miles
  • In November of 1917, Germans nearly knocked Italy out the war because of their victory over them in the Battle of Caporetto , but with the support of Britain and France they were still in it
• What was the Togoland?

  German colony
• What happened to Togoland?

  Captured by Britain and France in the beginning of the war
• What was the Cameroon?

  German colony
• What happened to Cameroon?

  Attacked by Britain and France, but Germans defended the attack in August 1914. It wasn't until February 1916 that it was captured
• What happened in the Far East and Pacific

  • Japan captured German Colonies in the Pacific Ocean to support Britain - August 1914
  • ANZAC troops captured German Colonies in Samoa and New Guinea at the beginning of the War
• What is Mesopotamia?

  Iraq, Kuwait, parts of Syria and southern-eastern Turkey
• What happened in the Middle East?

  • British and Indian troops fought Turks in Mesopotamia, but failed in April 1916. They were joined by ANZAC forces, which helped push back Turks to their border
  • Arabs attacked Turks using a Hit and Run method supported by British Officer T E Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia)
  • British and ANZAC forces eventually beat the Turks in the Battle of Beersheba and Megiddo