<P> Throughout major battles in the war, geography influenced the method of fighting and often the victor . At Ypres, many men died by drowning in thick, liquid mud and fighting conditions were awful The Gallipoli Campaign involved the death of many Australian Allied soldiers because of the positioning of the peninsula . The Ottoman soldiers were able to position themselves at the top of a hill while all of the Allied soldiers remained at the bottom . In order to defeat the Central Powers, they had to get to the top of the hill without getting shot . Very few men ever made it up the hill, and if they did, they were shot shortly after . The Gallipoli Campaign was a defeating loss of the Allies . </P> <P> Fighting on the Italian Front involved the Swiss Alps and other mountains . Rivers, such as the Isonzo were fought over, to gain access to supplies and resources . The domination of seas was important because naval fighting was also a true sign of power . The vastness of Russia made it difficult for the Germans to reach, and once they dropped out of the war their front was simply used to catch the Central Powers on both sides . </P> <P> Brutal winters diminished supplies and left both sides cold, starving, and wet . Lack of shoes and good clothes caused vulnerability and the spread of disease . Rain, snow, heat, and cold all played their role in World War One because of the giant amount of areas the war was fought in . </P> <P> The Atlantic Ocean was home to submarines, naval ships, and also the transfer of goods . Domination on the seas was necessary for getting supplies, people, and weapons from place to place . With new technology, ideas were able to spread quickly and new warfare was created by both sides such as poison gas . Communication also played a role in getting the United States to join the war . The interception of the Zimmermann Telegraph as well as the sinking of the Lusitania both helped persuade the U.S.A. in joining the war . </P>

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