CRIMEAN WAR Flashcards

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what was the significance of the Crimean War’s casualties?

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Far heavier than any other European war fought between 1815 and 1914

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When was the Crimean War?

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1853-6

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How many died in total?

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750,000

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Russian casualties compared to French and British

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450,000 compared to 90,000 and 20,000

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5
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Proportion of soldiers who lost their lives in battle

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1/5

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6
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What did most die of?

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Disease

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When was the Treaty of Paris signed?

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March 1856

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What did the Treaty of Paris do?

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Brought the Crimean War to an end

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9
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Who was the Crimean War between?

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Russia

Ottoman Empire, Britain, France, Sardinia

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What did Russia have to give up due to the Treaty?

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  • The duty to protect Christian subjects in the Ottoman Empire
  • Its claim to act as the protector of the principalities
  • Bessarabia to Moldavia
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What was Russia prohibited from maintaining?

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A fleet in the Black Sea

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12
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What naval fortifications did Russia have to give up?

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Those along the Black Sea coastline

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What was the impact of the losses for Russia?

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  • humiliating
  • highlighted the weak position Russia was in
  • Russia was no longer a leading supporter of the status quo and became a revisionist power dedicated to regaining sovereign power over its coastline
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What did the Crimean War act as a catalyst for?

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Economic, social and political reforms

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What did the Crimean War have an indirect impact on?

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Development of Russian govt

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What did the Crimean War have a direct impact on?

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Governance of localities’ national minorities

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What was the Crimean War linked to?

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Emancipation of the Serfs

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Why did the Crimean War lead to the Emancipation?

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It revealed how backward and underdeveloped Russia was

19
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What areas was Russia underdeveloped and backward?

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Transport, communications, technology

20
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What had been progressing at a much slower rate than Britain and France?

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Industrialisation

21
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For many Russians, what was the root of this stagnation?

22
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It was 5 years until the Emancipation Edict was made, what did this suggest?

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Other considerations had to be made before the reform could be enacted as serfdom underpinned Russian society

23
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How did the Emancipation affect the nobility?

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Reduced political role at a local level

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What were created for local government?

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Zemstva, local government members now elected

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How was the element of democracy watered down?
Property qualifications attached to voting, suggested the tsars were lessening their autocratic grip
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What had to be modernised for Russia to maintain its world status?
Military
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Conditions of the military before the war
- 1 million men, mainly peasants - harshly disciplined - poor accommodation - disease - lack of good clothing and equipment - low morale
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Between 1833-55, how many soldiers died from ill health?
1 million
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Who enacted the military reforms?
Dmitrii Milyutin
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What military system did Dimitrii Milyutin use as a model?
Prussian
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Military reforms made by Dimitrii Milyutin
- reduced 15 year service - modernised training - rigorous instruction for officers
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Results of the military reforms
- more professional army more like western rivals | - government now had an army to help maintain domestic order and fight overseas
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What economic development did the Crimean War stimulate?
Railway expansion
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Why did the war cause railway development?
Revealed how slowly Russia had been to mobilise resources compared with the enemy
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How did Russia fund the railways?
Foreign loans
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How many km railway constructed between 1861-78?
20,000
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How much spent on railways between 1861-78?
2 million roubles
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What remained firmly in place despite the more liberal phase of government post Crimea?
Autocracy