crimea 40q pt2 Flashcards
which battle was reported in the Times, 26 days after it occured?
Battle of Salamanca
which Act of Parliament allowed all members of the public to access more reading material?
Public Libraries Act of 1850
what allowed for the press to circulate information more quickly and easily by the Crimean War?
the railways
which photographer was sent to Crimea on Prince Albert’s reccomendation?
Roger Fenton
what were men of the 68th regiment phtographed wearing by Roger Fenton?
winter clothing
what was Fenton’s photograph of a valley called?
Valley of the Shadow of Death
who was sent by the Times to Crimea to report the war?
William Howard Russell
which poet wrote a poem on the Charge of the Light Brigade?
Lord Tennyson
which PM was forced to resign over the Crimean war?
Lord Aberdeen
what report led to changes in the civil service?
Northcote-Trevelyan report
which act transformed the civil service into a business?
Administrative Reform Act
who did Cornewall Lewis replace as Chancellor?
William Gladstone
what did Cornewall Lewis rely on to fund the Crimean war?
borrowing
whose comittee report criticised the lack of planning in the Crimean war?
John Arthur Roebuck
who sent Florence Nightingale to Crimea?
Sidney Herbert