902 Ch. 22 • The Great War
Map 22.5 The Eastern, Italian, and Balkan Fronts Russian and Austro
German advances and battles along the eastern front; Austro-Hungarian and
Italian armies face off along the Italian front; and Turkish and Allied armies clash
on the Balkan front.
The War in the Middle East, Africa, and the Far East
British military and political leaders were divided between those who believed
that victory would have to be won in the west, and others who pushed for a
series of dramatic strikes against Germany or its allies on Europe’s periph
ery. The latter included Winston Churchill (1874—1965), the First Lord of