A major Gallipoli victory could change who held power during the interwar years and, with it, British policy. Churchill might still support defence economies when he believed a strong national economy underpinned security. He could also press for rearmament earlier than Neville Chamberlain did. The counterfactual leaves the hard choices in place but assigns them to a politician with a more assertive style.
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How a Gallipoli victory could reshape Churchill's interwar policy
A successful Gallipoli campaign could preserve Churchill's authority and change the balance between economic restraint, defence cuts, and earlier rearmament.