The effects of the Crimean War
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- Created on: 14-09-17 18:52
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- The effects of the Crimean war
- Russia vs Ottoman Turks, French, British
- Long term origins how the European powers dealt with decline of Ottoman Empire.
- Treaty of Paris Turkey could prevent ships using the Bosporus to access MediterraneanSea. Limits trade. Had to sacrifice land
- Real Politik - Politics based on consequence.Not moral/ideological reasons.
- Russia prided itself on military strength - blow to pride. Key defeat - Sebastapool. Reforms to re-establish this
- Army relied heavily on peasant conscripts, who were resentful, as well as poorly trained and equipped
- Russia had lost 450,000 men, many of disease. Need to remove serfdom and train army
- Underdeveloped industrially - adopt Western Practices
- Peasants uprisings, days for messages - needed better communication
- Russia vs Ottoman Turks, French, British
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