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What are the ramifications of the British and the French not attempting to force the Dardanelles?

Do they try another amphibious landing in a different location, such as Alexandretta or Borkum, or are the troops committed to Egypt and Flanders? Is there an attempt to force the Straights later?

Does this butterfly the routing of the German 11th Army to Syria, because opening a line of communications to Turkey is now less pressing?

Does having the first large scale amphibious operation in the modern era happen at a different location and in a different way have any effects on the development of amphibious doctrine?

Any effect on British parliamentary politics? The likeliest POD is that Churchill is not at the Admiralty in 1914-15. The only way to do that without tons of butterflies is to put him in the Cabinet, but at a different department.
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