Crimean War

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Crimean War Italian Unification
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I. Development In the Major Nation States

• 1. Italy
• 2. Germany
• 3. A-H (Habsburg Empire)
• 4. France
• 5. Gr. Brit
• 6. Russia

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II. Crimean War (1853-1856)

• Significance
• a)
• b)
• 2. Combatants Russia vs.

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III. Reasons for the War

• 1. Holy Christian Shrines in Holy Land
• 2.
• 3.
• 4.

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IV. Course of the War

• 1. O.E. declares war on
• Fr G.B. declare war on WHY?
• a)
• b)
• 3. Nap III hoped

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• 4. Sevestopol fell to
• Firsts in this modern war that affected the
  course of future warfare
• a) exploding shells in a naval engagement
• b) Russia annihilates ____________and
• threatens _____________.
• c) First war fought with
• d) First war to use

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V. Results of the War

• Treaty of Paris (1856)
• a)
• b)
• c)
• Concert of Europe shattered
• a)
• b)
• c)

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• Russia after the war?
• O.E. after the war?
• a) Reform happened

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VI. Unification of Italy

• Brain
• Soul
• Sword
• Groups wanting to unify Italy
• a) Romantic Republicans (radicals)
• b) Liberals (moderates)
• c) Conservatives

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• Cavour (the ?) a moderate liberal
• a) Prime Minister of Piedmont
• b) Piedmont
• c) King Victor Emmanuel II
• Cavour believed
• a)
• b) needed aid from

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VII. Route to Unification secret diplomacy and
force of arms

• Got rid of ___________. How?
• Cavour sent
• Nap III saw Piedmont as
• Plombieres secrate
• Plan provoke war with Austria. How?
• 6.

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1. Nap III panics when revolutions break out in
   other parts of Italy
2. These new revolutionary regimes wanted
3. This worried Nap III so he
4. Cavour felt ___________, but Austria was

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• Cavour pursued complete
• He dies in 1861 ?, and the new state
• needed his skills b/c
• Problems?
• Unification INCOMPLETE