The Dardanelles Campaign was a disaster for the allies. But, it was a success for the Ottomans. Churchill believed that his campaign would undermine the Germans - by attempting to knock the Ottomans out of the First World War. Shortly before World War One had broke out, the Ottoman Empire and the German Empire formed an alliance, on the 2nd of August, 1914. This alliance was known as the Ottoman-German Alliance. The alliance helped the Ottomans and the Germans in equal measure. It helped the Germans through giving them a means to undermine the British. While the Ottomans had support of what was a failing Empire. As a result, when war did come around, Churchill viewed the attack on the Ottomans through the Dardanelles Campaign, as a way to weaken Germany, by dismantling the Ottomans. It wasn't a successful venture for Churchill. The Ottomans came out successful in the campaign, which lasted from the 19th of February 1915, until March 18th, 1915. It was a significant victory for the Ottoman Empire by the time the campaign ended. Even though there were many lives lost. However, it was a crushing blow for Winston Churchill. And a miscalculation of the strength of his opponent(s). The British Cabinet favored continuing the campaign at time, in spite of the crushing defeat. However, they finally shelved any future plans to go on with the campaign on the 7th of December, 1915. Just a few weeks after Winston Churchill's resignation.
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