HISTORY
THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
Britain
|
|
|
France
|
|
|
Russia
|
|
|
the Ottoman Empire
|
Detailed explanation-1: -Russia lost the Crimean War due to its inability to respond effectively to the size and superiority of its enemies, namely the allied British and French. Having provoked British economic interests in the region, Russia brought on a military response by various countries.
Detailed explanation-2: -Crimea was part of Russia from 1783, when the Tsarist Empire annexed it a decade after defeating Ottoman forces in the Battle of Kozludzha, until 1954, when the Soviet government transferred Crimea from the Russian Soviet Federation of Socialist Republics (RSFSR) to the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (UkrSSR).
Detailed explanation-3: -Austria had repeatedly blackmailed Russia with threats of joining the allies. It was these episodes of blackmail which forced Russia to agree to (preliminary) peace terms on February 1, 1856, realising its defeat. Russia’s defeat in the Crimean War prompted a national re-evaluation.
Detailed explanation-4: -After extensive fighting throughout Crimea, the city fell on 9 September 1855. The war ended with a Russian loss in February 1856.