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- The Ottoman Empire entered the war on the German side in late 1914. The British launched a disastrous campaign at Gallipoli (1915) and pursued operations in the Middle East.
- Italy switched from the Triple Alliance to the Allies in 1915, joining the fighting against Austria-Hungary.
- The Armenian Genocide (1915-1923) occurred under the cover of war. The Ottoman government killed approximately 1.5 million Armenian civilians, the first major genocide of the twentieth century.
- Colonial troops from India, Africa, Vietnam, and the Caribbean fought for European empires.
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