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__**Why was the Ottoman Empire a desirable ally?**__ The Ottoman Empire was a desirable allie because of its location. If the Ottoman Empire had joined the Allies, the Central Powers would have been almost completely surrounded. Instead, in October 1914, the Ottoman Turks joined the Central Powers, cutting off supply lines to Russia through the Dardanelles This picture shows the Dardanelles Strait which the Turks cut off to forbid Allie use. .

In January of 1918, David Lloyd George (British prime minister) and Woodrow Wilson (American President) publicly stated what they hoped to accomplish through the success of the , in hopes of peace between enemy nations.
 * Define the Fourteen points-**

1. Open Diplomacy 2. Freedom of the Seas 3. Removal of economic barriers 4. Reduction of armaments 5. Adjustment of colonial claims 6. Conquered Territories in Russia 7. Preservation of Belgian sovereignty 8. Restoration of French territory 9. Redrawing of Italian frontiers 10. Division of Austria-Hungary 11. Redrawing of Balkan boundaries 12. Limitations on Turkey 13. Establishment of independent Poland 14. Association of nations

[|The Fourteen Points]

Woodrow Wilson David Lloyd George

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