Kaz1m Karabekir, Tiirkiye'nin I. Diinya Sava~1 na siiriiklenmesi kar~1 mda onemli ikazlar yapm1~ ancak engel olamam1~h . Engel olamad1g1 bu ava~m, once Irak Cephesi'nde sonra da kendisiyle ozde~le~en Kafkasya Cephesi'nde onemli gorevler yaph. Dogu illerinin kurtanlmas1 ve Ermeni tehlikesinin giderilmesi, Kaz1m Karabekir'i Dogu'nun tamd1g1 bir isim haline getirdi. Mondros Miitarekesi yap1ld1ktan sonra biitiln komutanlar istanbul'da toplanrm~tl. Kaz1m Karabekir ilk olarak Tekirdag'a gonderilmi~ti. Fakat Kaz1m Karabekir, iilkenin kurtanlmas1yla ilgili iyoziimiln doguda oldugunu gorerek kendisinin tekrar Dogu'ya gonderilmesini istemi~tir. Bu dii~iince Tiirkiye'de Milli Miicadele kavrammm ortaya iy1kmasmda onemli bir parametre olmu~tur. 

Kaz1m Karabekir warned against the idea of Turkey's being dragged to the World War I but he was not able to prevent it . He served in the war that he couldn't prevent, first at the Iraqi front then at the Caucasian front which identified with him. He saved the eastern province and set free from the threat of the Armenians, which made him well-known in the east. After The Armistice of Moudros concluded, all the commanders gathered in istanbul. At first, Kaznn Karabekir was sent to Tekirdag. However, Kaz1m Karabekir demanded to be sent to the East again by seeing the solution for the liberation of the country in the east. That idea became a important parameter for emerging national movement in Turkey.