the impact of the Crimean War 1853-56

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  • the impact of the Crimean War 1853-56
    • 1853
      • Nicky I's attempts to increase Russian influence into the middle east caused the Turks to declare war
        • October 1853
        • Britain and France sided with Turkey
          • Britain and France did this as they had trade interests in Turkey
    • Russian defeats in 1854
      • Balaclava (October)
      • Inkerman (November)
    • 1855
      • by September, Stebastopol was taken by the Turks
        • Stebastopol was originally in Russian Crimea
    • 1856
      • Treaty of Paris signed
        • prevented Russian warships from using the Black Sea in peacetime
    • Russia's military and administrative inadequacies
      • outdated technology
      • poor transport
      • inadequate leadership
      • problems of having a conscripted army
    • issues after the war
      • distrupted trade
      • escalation of peasant uprisings
      • much of the intelligentisa wanting to close the gap between Russia and the west

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