War Facts Flashcards
(29 cards)
How was enlistment changed after the crimean war?
It was reduced from 25 years to 6 years service
How many men did Russia lose in the Crimean War?
450,000
What reform did the CW bring under Milyutin?
Military from 1862-74
What was the CW partly sparked by?
Catholic and orthodox christian rights in the Holy Lands
What did they treaty of Paris do?
Blocked Russia from having a fleet in the black sea
Cause of the R-T war?
Orthodox christians being attacked in the Ottoman Empire
What did the congress of Berlin overturn? (R-T)
The treaty of san stefano
What did the R-T war end?
The free trade era
What did russia gain from the R-T war?
Land in the Caucasus such as Batum
What was Turkey forced to do following the R-T war?
Pay war indemnity to Russia
Causes of the R-J war
Wanted resources from Manchuria due to economic weakness
What happened to Russia at the battle of Tsushima?
Russia lost their fleet?
Outcome of the R-J war
Russia had to withdraw from Port Arthur and other places
How many troops were killed in R-J war?
Between 40,000-70,000 troops
How many roubles were spent on rebuilding the navy? (R-J)
900 million
How many Russian casualties in WW1?
8 million
What was signed in 1918 that ended the war?
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
What did Tsar Nicholas do in 1915? (ww1)
Take personal control of the army
What did WW1 lead to?
The abdication of Nicholas II
Why did Russia go to war WW1?
Because Russia was duty bound to Serbia as a Slavic nation
Political impact of the civil war
The Politburo and Orgburo took centralised control
Economic impact of civil war?
War Communism
WHat signalles the start of the civil war?
Kerensky’s Petrograd offensive
After the civil war what did the russian government move to?
A foreign policy of peaceful relations
