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What was this war all about anyway?

and how did it use new technology?

2007-03-02 06:29:56 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities History

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It was the time that the Ottomans were very weak and Russia wanted to go down to the Mediterranean through the Bosphorus and the Dardanels in order to controll the trading ways across the Mediterranean, the Middle East and the south Africa,which were under the control of the Ottoman Empire.Russia claimed the Ottoman Empire didn't respect the rights the Christian people in the region and declared war on the Ottomans.England and France took place on the side of Ottomans in return for some compromises on Egypt,the Agean Islands.
The Crimean War was the one in which the camera was used for the first time and Florance Nightingale became famous.

2007-03-03 12:22:46 · answer #1 · answered by edd 3 · 0 0

of direction no longer!. no longer for no longer something replaced into Russia called the Elephant of Europe (the biggest and maximum effectual land skill from 1650-1700 onwards) and England called the Whale (the biggest and maximum effectual military of the worldwide from 1500-1940). extra, the sale of commissions replaced into having a foul consequence on the British Morale (fee of sunshine Brigade, absolutely everyone!- look up on Lords Raglan, Cardigan[Cardigan Sweaters are good, ineffective horsemen are no longer] etc). BTW- Crimean conflict would be unable to be called an entire victory, Crimea replaced right into a tiny element of the great Russian Empire [ Alaska replaced into additionally component to it for an prolonged time, so replaced into the full of eastern Europe and massive swathes of principal Asia]

2016-09-30 02:54:25 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

Three against one? Not fair really and certainly not cricket.

2007-03-03 02:27:44 · answer #3 · answered by cymry3jones 7 · 0 1

Here you go, happy reading.

2007-03-02 06:37:52 · answer #4 · answered by Old guy 124 6 · 0 2

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