Battles of World War I

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    Battle of Tannenberg

    The reason for the Battle of Tannenberg was the separation of the two Russian armies invading East Prussia, during World War I. The battle was between the German Empire and the Russian Empire, the Germans won the war. The consequence for the Battle of Tannenberg was almost half of the Russian army was annihilation, and the General of the Russian army committed suicide.
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    The First Battle of the Marne

    The build up to the battle was because of the German invasion of Belgium. The battle was fought by allied forces of France and Britain against the Imperial German army. The allies won the battle. The battle stopped the German advance in Paris.
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    Battle of Gallipoli

    The build up to this battle was that Winston Churchill wanted to open up a new port in the Mediterranean so the allied powers attacked the Ottoman Empire in order to do so. The battle was fought by the allied powers which consist of Britain, Australia and New Zealand against the Ottoman Empire, the Ottoman Empire won the battle. The consequences of this battle led to the British reputation being weakened after the defeat of losing the battle.
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    Second Battle of Ypres

    The build up to this battle was triggered by the German military's decision to use a new weapon against allied powers. The battle was fought by the allied powers and the German powers, the allies won the battle. The consequences of the battle were the insignificant gains for the Germans.