Mediterranean theatre of World War I

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military campaign theatre of war

The Mediterranean theatre of World War I encompassed the campaigns and operations around the Mediterranean Sea, including the Balkans, the Middle East, and the Dardanelles, where Allied and Central Powers fought for control of key sea routes and colonial territories.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military campaign → theatre of war →
alsoKnownAs	Mediterranean Front of World War I →
belligerent	Allied Powers → Australia → Austria-Hungary → British India → Bulgaria → Central Powers → Dominion of Canada → France → Germany → Greece → Italy → New Zealand → Ottoman Empire → Russia → United Kingdom NERFINISHED →
conflict	World War I →
endTime	1918 →
hasPart	Adriatic naval operations → Arab Revolt operations → Caucasus campaign → Dardanelles campaign → Gallipoli campaign → Italo-Turkish naval operations → Mediterranean U-boat campaign → Mesopotamian campaign → Salonika campaign → Sinai and Palestine campaign →
location	Adriatic Sea → Aegean Sea → Balkans → Caucasus region → Dardanelles → Eastern Mediterranean → Gallipoli Peninsula → Italian Front → Levant → Macedonia → Mediterranean Sea region → Mesopotamia → Middle East → North Africa → Salonika Front → Sinai Peninsula →
objective	control of access to the Suez Canal → control of sea routes between Europe and Asia → control of the Dardanelles and Bosporus straits → seizure of Ottoman and German colonial territories →
partOf	World War I →
result	Allied victory →
significantEvent	Battle of Gallipoli → Battle of Gaza → Battle of Imbros → Battle of Jutland’s Mediterranean-related operations → Battle of Megiddo (1918) → Battle of Otranto Straits → Battle of the Dardanelles → Gallipoli landings of 1915 → Salonika front offensives → capture of Baghdad (1917) → capture of Jerusalem (1917) →
startTime	1914 →
strategicImportance	link between Western Front and colonial possessions in Asia and Africa → threat to Allied maritime communications →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Mediterranean theatre of World War I ("Mediterranean Front of World War I") →	alsoKnownAs
John de Robeck →	areaOfActivity
Mediterranean Fleet ("First World War naval operations in the Mediterranean") →	notableConflict
Gallipoli Campaign air operations →	theater