The Crimean War Flashcards
Why did the Crimean war break out
Russia was expanding into the Danube region (Romania today) this was under Turkish control
Turkey and Russia went to war in 1953 and the following year Britain and France came involved under the fear of expanding Russia.
Britain did not like to see Russia expanding, they feared Russia would keep pushing down until they got into British India through Afghanistan.
Religious tensions also played a part Russia made the fact that the holiest sites of Christianity eg Jerusalem were under Turkish control
How did the Crimean war end ?
In 1855 the Russians evacuated Sevastopol following the storming of the vital malakhov bastion by French troops. Russia gave in and began a move towards peace talk.
The treaty of Paris was signed on March 30 1856
What also impacted to the death toll during the Crimean war
Cholera.
Why might Russia have been defeated in the Crimean war
They suffered from outdated technology, poor transport, and inadequate leadership. And although Russia’s army was larger it lacked the flexibility and the determination of the smaller French and British troops.
What did Nicholas I say to future leader Alexander 11 before he died
” I hand over to you my command unfortunately not in as good order as I would have wished”
How did the Crimean war impact Russia
The Crimean war left the tsarist government shocked and humiliated.
What did the Crimean war make Russia realise
Russia realised the weakness of the military and administrative areas.
Why was the Crimean war an all round disaster
Trade had been disturbed, peasants uprising escalated and the intelligentsia renewed their cries for something to be done to close the gap between Russia and the west. The treaty of Paris added the final humiliation by preventing Russian warships from using the Black Sea in times of peace.
Why was transport a major problem for the Russia’s in the Crimean war
Why was the military a problem
It took them longer to get equipment to the front line than it took France and Britain to send soldiers and materials from the channel ports.
Russia’s equipment was outdated, their muskets were inferior and there was only one for every two soldiers. The Russia navy still used sails and wooden bottomed ships while the western ships had metal clapping and were powered by steam. Russia’s inshore fleet contained gallery boats rowed by conscripted serfs.
What was the biggest dilemma after the Crimean war
How Russia would match all the other European powers in the economic development without weakening the autocratic structure that held the empire together.
Who fought in the Crimean war
Britian, France,Turkey and Sardinia against Russia
Why were the trade union is a threat to the government
How did the government deal with them
Despite some reforms, such as the 1912 insurance Law the state continued to feel independent working class activity and the potential for a resolution to work through the trade union. As a result 497 trade union is where close down and 604 would denied registration between 1906 and 1910. Those who survived were mainly unions of the better paid mail skilled workers.
How could it be argued that opposition groups were under control by the tsar
The tsar tried to work alongside some opposition groups for example the moderate liberal opposition which was appeased by the czarist concessions in 1905 to 1906 and the tsar tried to cooperate with the Duma system.
Apart from the Poles and Finns non-wanted out right independence.
How were the social revolutionaries and social Democrats weekend after 1905
As their party leaders were exiled.
They suffered from the activities of the secret police who were very effective in smashing revolutionary cells.
From 1907 the lack of finance and the shortage of secret printing press made organisation difficult and none of the Exaile leaders including lenin could take control of their party
Why could it appear that before 1914 opposition in Russia appeared week
As most workers were politically apathetic, The trade unions failed to provide a broad popular base and Labour protest was contained by repression and minimal concessions
The coming of war in 1914 further dimmish support for action as a patriotic fervour swept through all political grouping. Lenin alone favourite defeat.
