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    numerous amount of impactful wars that have caused the demise of countries. However, in March 1853, the Crimean war began due to tensions between Russia and France over territory in the holy land. The countries involved were the alliance of Turkey,Great Britain, and France against Russia. These countries wanted access to sites in the Holy Land.Throughout the war, officials were trying to get the Treaty of Paris signed so that the war would come to an end. Although the Crimean war caused death and great

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    The Crimean war was a long, brutal battle which took place in 1853 and lasted through 1856. Some of the battles before the Crimean war lead up to this battle, For instance, when the Napoleonic wars ended there was the great powers, which were assembled in Vienna then this great power would restore the European state system. During the year 1853, Russia occupying the Danubian principalities(Moldavia and Walachia) they did this to intimidate Istanbul, and by them doing this it threatened Austria’s

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    Throughout the countless centuries war has ravaged, destroyed, and devastated the many people and countries involved. The war began in October 1853 and ended in February 1856. The war was between the Russians, British, French, and Ottoman Turkish with the help ta T. N of the Sardinia-Piedmont army. The war was fought mainly on the Crimean Peninsula. The Crimean Peninsula is located in southern Ukraine, in Eastern Europe. The Crimean War was an important event of the history of Europe. Its indirect

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    The Crimean war was a conflict that was caused by numerous factors. Russia had a desire to control the Ottoman Empire and inflict their power. The allies of the Ottoman Empire saw Russia actions, threats, and it caused them to start a war. Social events that caused the war were over religion, particularly over the protector ship of the Holy Places in Jerusalem. The dominant Muslim power was the Turkish Ottoman Empire, which ruled over millions of Christians. The Holy Land was part of the Ottoman

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    Florence Nightingale who is one of a nursing in nurses’ team volunteer in Crimean War was born on 12 May 1820 in Italy. Her group contributed to improving the unsanitary conditions at a British military hospital and the patients’ death reduce from 40 to 2 percent. Early in her life, Florence developed ability to help persons with health problems.In 1851, she moved to Germany to train to become a nurse.Then in 1853, she returned London and she was a nurse in Middlesex Hospital. In a year hiring, she

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    Florence Nightingale that medical care for British soldiers improved during the Crimean War? (24 marks) Florence Nightingale was a very influential figure both during and after the Crimean War, not always for her work in medicine. Medical care improved for British soldiers during the Crimean War both due to Nightingale and other factors such as the Sanitation Commission. In the years surrounding the Crimean War, many aspects of medicine were underdeveloped- there was no form of anesthetic

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    Great Man Theory” Florence Nightingale was born on May 12, 1820 in Florence Italy. Nightingale became a Nurse against her parents’ wishes, but she was not just any nurse, she was thee Nurse. Florence Nightingale’s actions during and after the Crimean War made a lasting impact on the medical field including hospital practices, sanitary practices, and wartime practices. She made numerous strides in the medical field before her death on August 13, 1910. As a result, billions of people owe their

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    themes and form, and how they are relevant to the Crimean War. Alfred Lord Tennyson, is a renowned British poet from the Victorian Era. Loving books as a little kid, lead to him to writing a 6000 lined epic poem at the age of 12. Since that age he continued to write poems and soon enough in 1850 became the most popular poet in the Victorian Era. Two years later the Crimean war broke out between the Russians and the British. Tennyson, intrigued by the war, decided to write about the famous Battle of

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    affectionately termed the “Great Reformer,” but the policies of his reign from 1855 to 1881 attempted to modernize society while maintaining the tsarist authority. Although Alexander II was forced to implement reforms to accommodate Russia’s loss in the Crimean War, the impediments of serfdom, and challenges to the autocracy, his reforms ultimately attempted to expand the tsar’s power. Alexander II retained the conservative penchant of his father, Nicholas I. Although Alexander II was thoroughly groomed for

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    Florence Nightingale

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    Colleen Worth Florence Nightingale January 28, 2008 Throughout history, wars have emphasized the need for nurses. During the Crimean War (1854-1856), the deficiency of care given to soldiers led to a public outcry in Great Britain. Florence Nightingale played an impressive role in addressing this problem. Florence Nightingale was born in Italy on May 12, 1820 into a rich, upper class, wealthy and intellectual family. She believed she was “called by God to help others and to improve the

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