Flashcard sets with a 'crimean war' term meaning 'the main cause was the franco-russian argument over holy places in palestine; essentially, france secured priviledges with the latin privlidges that the ottomans felt threatened their power and influence in the area. eventually, france became allied with the ottoman empire, great britain, and sardinia. the crimean war was the first time for many new technologies to be applied to war- such as railroads and telegraphs. it also contributed to russia's abolishment of serfdom years later. furthermore, it was one of the initial instances where women had a decnt role in the war (as nurses). the war ended (after proving itself to be an expensive and fruitless endeavor) with all the great powers pledging to respect the independence and territorial integrity of the ottoman empire'

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