HIS103Y1 Lecture : 26 HIS103Y Lecture Jan 16th.doc
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The crimean war and peace: by 1840 fractures were appearing in the international system, the eastern question became an excuse for the powers to go to war, france: which christian church would take over holy places, latin vs. They wanted constitutional monarchy like britain: vienna (capital of habsburg empire) and berlin experienced revolutions as well. Recognized prussia as the only great power in the northern: russia offered help to habsburgs because they worried that habs would revolution. If hungary succeeds, poland under russia would also rise up. Quadruple alliance, so aimed to exploit british fear of russia to improve. France"s security: by bring up holy places, thought nicholas i would over react and consolidate. British fears and make british detach from quadruple alliance and join france: drouyn de lhuys french foreign minister on the real purpose of the crimean. War, the question of the holy places was of no importance whatsoever to.