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    The document discusses two sources related to the Battle of Gallipoli during World War I. In January 1915, the British War Council met to discuss a plan to attack the Dardanelles, believing the operation would last only a few weeks and that the Turks would put up little resistance if key forts were destroyed. However, a March 1915 report by General Ian Hamilton described the difficult geography of Gallipoli, noting that the naval attack failed because of terrain issues and that the Turks were well prepared to defend against the invasion. Students will debate whether poor planning or the challenging geography was primarily responsible for the Allied losses in the Gallipoli campaign.

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    The document discusses two sources related to the Battle of Gallipoli during World War I. In January 1915, the British War Council met to discuss a plan to attack the Dardanelles, believing the operation would last only a few weeks and that the Turks would put up little resistance if key forts were destroyed. However, a March 1915 report by General Ian Hamilton described the difficult geography of Gallipoli, noting that the naval attack failed because of terrain issues and that the Turks were well prepared to defend against the invasion. Students will debate whether poor planning or the challenging geography was primarily responsible for the Allied losses in the Gallipoli campaign.

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    The Battle of Gallipoli

    Read these two sources about campaign


    Extract from a meeting of the British government's War Council,
    January 1915

    Discuss these questions in your groups.


    1. How long did Churchill think the attack would last?
    2. Did they have confirmation that Turkish submarines and Austrian ship
    were in the Dardanelles?
    3. Did they think the Turks would put up no resistance if the allies
    destroyed key Turkish forts?
    4. Did they take the risks in the document seriously?

    Extracts from a report by Sir Ian Hamilton, British commander at


    Gallipoli, to Lord Kitchener, March 1915
    1. Did Hamilton underestimate the geography at Gallipoli?
    2. How does he describe the geography? Why did the naval attack fail?
    3. Were Turks well prepared for the invasion?
    4. What can Hamilton’s reaction to the geography tell about the planning
    of the Gallipoli campaign?
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    Philosophical Chairs
    Directions
    1. After discussing the sources with your group of four, the whole class
    will meet at the front of the class
    2. Next, I will pose a question. Was poor planning or the geography of
    Gallipoli the reason why the allies lost?
    3. Next, Students who believe that poor planning was the reason will go
    to the left side of the classroom, geography to the right.
    4. Both sides will present their arguments, you must use excerpts from
    the texts and you can also use the PowerPoint and text book from
    additional information.
    5. After your turn, three members on your side must speak before you
    can speak again.
    6. You must address the ideas of the opposing side (for example: I
    disagree with that idea because________________________)

    When we close and you return to your seats, with the arguments you’ve
    heard, you will write a 5 sentence summary discussing if Gallipoli was
    doomed to fail from the beginning?

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