A successful combined operation at Gallipoli would have effects beyond the immediate naval victory. Access through the Black Sea could improve Russian supply and keep greater pressure on Germany's eastern front, while the blockade continued to weaken the Central Powers. Germany might collapse sooner, or it might answer the worsening position by beginning unrestricted submarine warfare earlier. That decision could bring the United States into the conflict sooner even if the overall war ended earlier than it did historically. An amphibious success in the eastern Mediterranean could therefore reshape strategy across Europe and the Atlantic.
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How a successful Gallipoli could shorten the wider war
Opening the route to Russia could keep Germany fighting on two fronts, encourage earlier unrestricted submarine warfare, and alter both the war's duration and the timing of American entry.