Crimean+War!

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This is an FRQ Outline about the Crimean War. Oh yes.
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 * Pre-War:**
 * Ottoman Empire disintegrating
 * Russia wanted empire to increase sphere of influence
 * Austria wanted empire for more land
 * Britain and France interested in commercial opportunities and naval bases in eastern Mediterranean
 * Cause:**
 * Russians demanded right to protect Christian shrines in Palestine, a privilege already given to France
 * Russia invaded Ottoman Moldavia and Walachia
 * Great Britain and France declared war on Russia because of balance of power
 * Britain didn't want Russia to challenge their naval control of the easter Mediterranean
 * France felt insulted because of Russia's desire to replace French protection
 * What Happened/How it Went:**
 * Austria remained neutral because it wanted to "astonish the world by [its] ingratitude"
 * Poorly planned
 * Main Russian fortress of Sevastopol fell in Sept. 1855 after long siege at a high price of manpower
 * Alexander II sued for peace
 * Treaty of Paris
 * Florence Nightingale saved many lives with sanitary conditions
 * Post-War:**
 * Austria and Russia became enemies
 * Destroyed Concert of Europe
 * Russia withdrew from European affairs
 * Britain withdrew from European affairs
 * Austria was alone
 * Louis Napoleon learned the power of the forces of nationalism

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