crimea 40q pt2 Flashcards

1
Q

which battle was reported in the Times, 26 days after it occured?

A

Battle of Salamanca

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2
Q

which Act of Parliament allowed all members of the public to access more reading material?

A

Public Libraries Act of 1850

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3
Q

what allowed for the press to circulate information more quickly and easily by the Crimean War?

A

the railways

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4
Q

which photographer was sent to Crimea on Prince Albert’s reccomendation?

A

Roger Fenton

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5
Q

what were men of the 68th regiment phtographed wearing by Roger Fenton?

A

winter clothing

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6
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what was Fenton’s photograph of a valley called?

A

Valley of the Shadow of Death

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7
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who was sent by the Times to Crimea to report the war?

A

William Howard Russell

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8
Q

which poet wrote a poem on the Charge of the Light Brigade?

A

Lord Tennyson

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9
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which PM was forced to resign over the Crimean war?

A

Lord Aberdeen

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10
Q

what report led to changes in the civil service?

A

Northcote-Trevelyan report

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11
Q

which act transformed the civil service into a business?

A

Administrative Reform Act

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12
Q

who did Cornewall Lewis replace as Chancellor?

A

William Gladstone

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13
Q

what did Cornewall Lewis rely on to fund the Crimean war?

A

borrowing

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14
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whose comittee report criticised the lack of planning in the Crimean war?

A

John Arthur Roebuck

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15
Q

who sent Florence Nightingale to Crimea?

A

Sidney Herbert

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16
Q

how many nurses did Nightingale go with to Crimea?

A

38

17
Q

which hospital was Nightingale based in?

A

Scutari

18
Q

which commission led to the clean-up at Scutari?

A

Sanitary Commission 1855

19
Q

what did Nightingale insist on changing in hospitals?

A

sheets

20
Q

who was the chef Nightingale brought from London to improve patient food?

A

Alexis Soyer

21
Q

what was Nightingale known as?

A

the Lady with the lamp

22
Q

when was the Royal Commussion on the Health of the Amry set up?

A

1857

23
Q

what was the training manual Nightingale published in 1859?

A

Hospital Design

24
Q

at which London hospital was a training school set up for nurses?

A

St Thomas’ Hospital

25
Q

how many patients died in the winter of 1854-55?

A

4000

26
Q

what did Hugh Small say Nightingale was in charge of?

A

a death camp

27
Q

what did Seacole open in 1855?

A

the British Hotel

28
Q

where did Seacole originate from?

A

Jamaica

29
Q

who complimented Seacole in the news?

A

The Times

30
Q

what book did Seacole publish in 1857?

A

Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands

31
Q

who did Bridgeman and Stanley lead to Crimea?

A

they led Irish nuns