Crimean War 1853-6

Question 1

Long Term Causes

Answer 1

Russia concerned to resolve the Eastern Question to best preserve economic and political interests

Question 2

Short Term Causes

Answer 2

Dispute between Russia and France arose over Orthodox church and Catholic rights/duties in Holy Lands

Question 3

Political Consequences

Answer 3

. Treaty of Paris obviously highlighted weak position Russia found itself in
. Emancipation of serfs resulted in political role of nobility at local level = creation of zemstva

Question 4

Social Consequences

Answer 4

. 450,000 deaths in Russia
. Needed to modernise military, start of war army had 1 million = peasants and 1 gun between 7 men

Question 5

Economic Consequences

Answer 5

. Revealed Russia to be backwards and underdeveloped - encouraged AII to reform from above
. Expansion of railways and emanciaption of serfs
^ 2 billion roubles spent on 20,000Km of track from 1861-78 = protomanagement