▁f anned ▁the ▁fl ames ▁of ▁war ▁▁ ▁Global ▁War ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁– ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁The ▁European ▁Emp ires ▁cl ashed ▁all ▁across ▁the ▁world , ▁from ▁the ▁South ▁Atlantic ▁Se as ▁to ▁the ▁pla ins ▁of ▁Africa ▁ ▁J ih ad ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁– ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁The ▁Turkish ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁proved ▁a ▁form id able ▁fo e , ▁as ▁Al lies ▁found ▁to ▁their ▁cost ▁at ▁Gal lip oli ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁ ▁Sh ack led ▁to ▁a ▁Cor pse ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁– ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁As ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁and ▁Aust ri ans ▁cl ashed ▁with ▁the ▁Rus si ans ▁on ▁the ▁bitter ▁Eastern ▁Front , ▁Italy ▁became ▁em bro iled ▁in ▁a ▁terrible ▁sla ugh ter , ▁where ▁people ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁worst ▁of ▁terra ins ▁under ▁har sh ▁conditions ▁ ▁Bre aking ▁the ▁Dead lock ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁– ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁The ▁Som me ▁and ▁Verd un ▁saw ▁car n age ▁on ▁an ▁un pre ced ented ▁scale , ▁as ▁arm ies ▁fought ▁to ▁break ▁the ▁st alem ate ▁on ▁the ▁Western ▁Front ▁ ▁Block ade ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁– ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁The ▁war ▁at ▁sea ▁was ▁every ▁bit ▁as ▁bitter ▁as ▁the ▁war ▁on ▁land . ▁The ▁battle ▁at ▁J ut land ▁proved ▁incon clus ive , ▁but ▁the ▁U - Bo at ▁men ace ▁threatened ▁Britain ▁as