The war<span> now took a turn for the worse, although more because of a downturn in Allied fortunes in Europe than because of Murray's failure to capture Gaza. ... Britain now faced the frightening prospect of being the mainstay of the </span>war<span> against the Central Powers, both in Europe and in the </span>Middle East<span>.</span>
1. Russia has thousands of miles of coastline, but good harbors for ports are another deal. Much of the coastline is north of the Artic Circle making trade and use of the ports near impossible. Russia has had to fight and negotiate to gain and or keep access to more southerly ports such as Vladivostock on the Pacific and Kaliningrad on the Baltic Sea. Even ports and areas such as the Crimean Penninsula are important for trade access to the Mediterranean and out to the Atlantic.
The 13 colonies were established by 1607.
This is not a history question.
The answer is 12.
By the end of March 1918 there were still only 284,000 American soldiers in France
