HTST 201 Lecture 14: More Midterm info/Practice Examples
7 Apr 2015
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In this essay i will explain why france experienced revolution in the. 18th c while britain managed to avoid it. My thesis is that the british systems of government and administration were capable of dealing with major socio-economic developments while those in france were not. I will focus my discussion on factors such as war, lending and bureaucratic facilities. Crimean war 1853 56: thesis, the first war in which the public were intimately involved. God and nation/race: russia versus france over protection of christians in the. Turkish ottoman empire: russian greek orthodox, france roman catholics, gb- resistance to russia. Four battles: the alma, balaklava, inkerman, sebastopol. Nunu: result, french ~ 95000, british 22000, russian 450000, total ~ 650000, most on both sides died from diseases. A lot of people for short war. Public participation : camera first european war to be photographed, electric telegraph. Public recognition of valor: the war also led to the establishment of the victoria cross in.
