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What would have happened if Turkey won ww1?
Even if Turkey had victory in ww1, the creation of middle eastern and balkan countries was still bound to happen sooner or later. Turkinsh rulers of 20 th century were lacking integrity and the political leadership within themselves and the arab revolt was going to push turkish empire to break up.
What if the Ottoman Empire never joined ww1?
It would give the Entente dominance over the Black Sea, Mediterranean and Suez Canal region. British and French Empires would remain out of the Middle East. The Ottoman Empire would likely continue as it did, however would still remain unstable enough to collapse at some point in the 1920s–30s.
Who defeated Germany in World War I?
U.S. soldiers of the 23rd Infantry, 2nd Division, firing a 37mm machine gun at a German position in the Argonne Forest, during the Meuse-Argonne offensive in 1918. Geoffrey Wawro is the author of Sons of Freedom: The Forgotten American Soldiers Who Defeated Germany in World War I.
Would Germany have won World War I if the US didn’t intervene?
It must be baldly stated: Germany would have won World War I had the U.S. Army not intervened in France in 1918. The French and British were barely hanging on in 1918.
What was the Allies’ main problem in WW2?
As the German strength on the Western Front was being steadily increased by the transfer of divisions from the Eastern Front (where they were no longer needed since Russia had withdrawn from the war), the Allies’ main problem was how to withstand an imminent German offensive pending the arrival of massive reinforcements from the United States.
Should the Allies have won quickly?
He also concludes that given the scale of their advantage, the Allies should have won quickly. He sees the Allies as squandering their advantage through mismanagement, with economic factors only coming into play after much time had passed. But the quality as well as the quantity of national resources mattered.