Why Did The Gallipoli Break The Stalemate On The Western Front

The Gallipoli campaign was significant because it had the potential to influence the war and break the stalemate on the Western Front. The First Lord of Admirality Winston Churchill saw the potential for the campaign and pushed for it to become a reality. Russia was in desperate need of Supplies from its allies, Britain and France. However, Turkey had blockaded the Dardanelles Straits consequently preventing Britain and France's help from reaching Russia. The Gallipoli campaign's goals were to give Russia the supplies it needed to hold off and defeat Germany on the Eastern front and knock the Ottomans out of the war in the process. The British aimed to do this by attacking the Dardanelles straight with the first amphibious assault ever used in modern warfare.
This plan would not only secure Russia's safety to a degree, but also allow the troops to then circle Turkey's capital, Constantinople, and cause their surrender. When the Gallipoli campaign was planned and carried out, there was a deadly stalemate on the Western front. The British War Council was “anxious to respond to Russia's appeals for help” and “desperate to find an alternative to the Western Front stalemate”. If Turkey was knocked out of the war, Germany would be forced to fight on three separate fronts. This would massively tip the scales in the Allies favour and break the stalemate in a dramatic way, as Germany was already fighting on two fronts. If Germany fought on three fronts they would most likely have to spread their troops to sparsely and get overwhelmed by the Allies. This is what The British War Council saw in the Gallipoli campaign, a potential to influence the war and break the stalemate on the Western