crimean war Flashcards
when did it take place?
under whose rule?
1853-56
beginning of A2 rule
who did it involve?
russia and ottoman turks supported by Britain and france
who surrendered?
russian troops
what treaty was signed?
what year was it signed?
consequence?
treaty of Paris
1856
russia conceded territory in Bessarabia
what did crimean war make russia realise?
social infrastructure was outdated esp serfdom
what happened in 1861?
emancipation of the serfs
what did the emancipation allow?
allowed entripeneuralism in agriculture, movement of some rural labour to urban industry, modernisation of military
ppl could leave commune
what did modernisation of military mean for serfs?
peasants didn’t have to serve as conscripts
A2 changed how army was recruited, changed, and organised
what was the most important change of crimean war?
what did this do?
forced changed in local gov
nobility no longer had such huge role in local gov, A2 bridged a gap between emancipated peasants and rest of society with Zemstva, appeared to introduce some democracy to russia
list 3 strengths of Zemstva
- members elected by landowners, urban dwellers, peasants
- could feed regional issues back to central gov
- to an extent, could challenge the policies of tsar
list 3 weaknesses of zemstva
- councils tended to be dominated by nobility/professional classes
- only located in places considered to be in greater russia- not Poland of balitic region etc
- not all eligible provinces were covered by zemstva- by 1917 still 37 provinces with our one
2 limitations of reform?
- war didn’t lead to any major ideology or structure of central gov
- A2 main aim was to preserve autocracy-all reforms and emancipation were reform from above before change came from below- A2 realised that discontent over Russias performance in war may have led to rebellion
