The Crimean War
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what was this a long term cause for
the 1917 Russian revolution
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between?
Britain & France vs Russia
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where
in the Crimea, in between Turkey and Europe
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What caused it
* The ruler of the Turkish empire wanted to extend his empire
* when the Russians invaded Romania and sank the Turkish fleet in 1853 the British & French sent 6000 men, starting the war
* when the Russians invaded Romania and sank the Turkish fleet in 1853 the British & French sent 6000 men, starting the war
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What happened
* The British and French landed in Sebastopol September 1854
* It soon fell to them after Russians fought incompetently
* Alexander II agreed to an armistice AKA treaty of Paris in 1856
* It soon fell to them after Russians fought incompetently
* Alexander II agreed to an armistice AKA treaty of Paris in 1856
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Consequences
1. Exposed how weak and backward Russian army was, from lack of communication and transport to outdated equipment
2. Russia was not allowed to maintain a fleet in the Black Sea (ToP 1856), which was huge blow to national morale
3. Sebastopol fell to British & French forces in 1854, Russians lost that territory
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