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• The war in the wider world
• Despite being a member of the Entente, Italy stayed out of the war until 1915, when it joined the Allies
• The Italians attempted to attack Austria-Hungary through the Alps


  1. 11 battles were fought

  2. The Italians advanced more than 10 miles
• In November 1912, the Germans defeated Italy at the Battle of Caporetto and nearly knocked them out of the war completely
• Italy was only able to continue because of support from Britain and France
• Togoland (German colony) was captured by British and French forces in the first month of the war
• Bulgaria joined the war on the side of Germany and Austria-Hungary in October 1915
• The Allies sent troops to help Serbia. They landed at Salonika in Greece but were unable to advance
• Stalemate was established between the two sides
• British and ANZAC troops fought the Turks (modern day Iraq, parts of Syria and Turkey)


  1. After a Turkish victory in April 1916, they were joined by Arabs

  2. The Turks were forced back to the Turkish border

  3. The Arabs also attacked Turkish troops, using hit and run tactics

  4. They were supported by a British officer named TE Lawrence, known as Lawrence of Arabia

  5. British and ANZAC troops eventually defeated the Turks at the Battles of Beersheba and Megiddo
• The attempt to invade Gallipoli was largely seen as a disaster for the Allies
• The First World War saw a dramatic development of warfare at sea, with the use of U-boats by the Germans and the Battle of Jutland
• The war outside Europe was entirely fought over who controlled European colonies and territories
• Japan was a long-term ally of Britain and, in August 1914, captured a number of German colonies in the Pacific Ocean and German-controlled territory in China
• ANZACS captured German colonies in Samoa and New Guinea soon after the outbreak of war